Citation:

EH Smith. 1966. Advances, problems, and the future of insect control. Pages 41-72. In: CE Palm (editor). 1966. Scientific Aspects of Pest Control. National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council. A symposium held February 1-3, 1966. Washington DC, Publication 1402, 470 pages.

Keywords: biological features favorable to insects, insect control and the changing agricultural, economic, and social patterns, intensive cropping, damage from insect pests, era of the synthetic

organic insecticides: discovery, development, exploitation, disillusionment, and reassessment, DDT, environmental pollution, nontarget effects, pest control methods, chemical control, insecticides, rationale for control, application of insecticides, selectivity in the use of insecticides, knowledge of the species and the ecosystem, properties of insecticides, integrated control, IPM, natural insect pest mortality, biological control, parasites and predators, resistance of plants and animals to insect pests, cultural control, time of planting, sterilization, introduction of sterile insects into natural populations, screwworm, sterilization of a portion of natural populations, chemical attractants and other agents influencing insect behavior, repellents, genetic manipulation, directions for the future, assessment of the problem, alternatives to chemical control, receptiveness to change, resources available to implement programs, funds and facilities, industry’s role, the foment of change