Pesticidal resistance

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1. The gradually acquired ability of a particular group of pests to withstand the application of pesticides which would have effectively controlled other populations of the same organism.

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Pests begin to be able to withstand the pesticide being applied and their population increases.
Source: http://res2.agr.ca/lethbridge/scitech/kdf/resist_e.htm