Dr. Reginald H. Painter's 1951 book argued for mixing chemical and non-chemical pest control when synthetic insecticides were being celebrated as the only solution. Painter pioneered the concept of host-plant resistance, which became central to modern Integrated Pest Management.
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This book was published in 1951 and it's written by Dr. Reginald Painter. I wanted to share it because the first paragraph in the book is just really interesting to read considering that this was six years after the end of World War II. So I'm just going to share a couple sentences with you. The spectacular successes of the newer types of insecticides that have been developed during and after World War II have tended to obscure the fact that there are many other ways by which insects may be controlled. Information on these other ways is not broadcast by highly paid advertising staffs. It is hoped that this volume will aid in keeping the proper balance between various methods so that insect control may have the greatest effectiveness for the least cost to both grower and ultimate consumer. That's just the first paragraph of this book, which is where the concept was initially laid out for host plant resistance. This is used in modern day IPM. Dr. Painter was described as the world's leading authority on insect resistance in crop plants in his obituary. He passed in 1968. So this is a really foundational work. Very foundational to modern day ipm. I'm going to keep sharing my favorite excerpts from it, so so I hope you'll follow along and you can also access this book in online libraries.
