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Insect control of the future: operational and policy aspects.

C Djerassi, C Shih-Coleman, J Diekman

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |November 15, 1974
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    Developing new insect control agents faces increasing delays and requires significant return on investment (ROI) calculations. Policy-makers must act to stimulate innovation, or novel insect control methods may not emerge this decade.

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    Area of Science:

    • Agricultural Science
    • Pest Management
    • Economic Entomology

    Background:

    • Translating laboratory discoveries into practical insect control agents is facing extended timelines.
    • Return on Investment (ROI) calculations are increasingly critical in the decision-making process for developing new agents.
    • The specificity of future insect control agents will likely result in smaller market shares.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To highlight the growing challenges in developing new insect control agents.
    • To emphasize the importance of ROI in agent development decisions.
    • To propose recommendations for stimulating innovation in insect control methods.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of commonalities between human and insect population control development.
    • Evaluation of the impact of increasing specificity on market size for insect control agents.
    • Formulation of policy-oriented recommendations to encourage new method development.

    Main Results:

    • Significant increases in lag times from laboratory discovery to practical application of insect control agents.
    • Growing importance of ROI calculations in guiding the development of new agents.
    • Projected stagnation in fundamentally new insect control approaches without policy intervention.

    Conclusions:

    • Urgent policy-maker action is needed to stimulate the development of novel insect control strategies.
    • Without intervention, the field of practical insect control may see limited innovation in the current decade.
    • The findings parallel predictions made in human birth control, underscoring the need for proactive measures.

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