13TSB_ACT Putting the Ecology into Efficacy: a new paradigm for pesticide discovery

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Chemical crop protection remains central to meeting the challenges of food security, changes in geographical distribution of pests, and emergence of pest resistance. Discovery of new pesticidal products adopts a screening approach with largely empirical optimisation once candidate molecules are identified. This project will investigate a new paradigm in pesticide discovery/optimisation. Therein, the development process will be driven by detailed understanding of the ecology of target species bedded within a modelling framework to identify optimal molecular properties, formulation, timing and placement of the crop protection product.