| STRATEGIES TO SLOW EVOLUTION OF RESISTANT FORMS | |
| Method of slowing evolution to pesticides and antibiotics | Example |
| Reduce variation in a fitness-related trait | |
| Overkill with multiple drugs | Triple-drug therapy for AIDS |
| Use newer pesticides after applying older | Pesticide pyramiding |
| Ensure full dosage | Direct observation therapy for tuberdulosis |
| Reduce appearance of restant mutations | Engineer RT gene of HIV-1 |
| Reduce pest population | Integrated pest management of resistant mutants |
| G.M. Crops - parasites | Non-drug/pesticide treatments |
| Reduce directional selection | |
| Vary antibiotic/pesticide over time | Herbicide rotation |
| Vary antibiotic/pesticide over space | Vary treatments in host population |
| Use non-chemical control | Integrated pest management |
| Limit exposure to selection | Withhold powerful drugs |
| Avoid broad-spectrum antibiotics | Test for resistance before applying chemicals |
| Reduce heritability of a fitness-related trait | |
| Dilute resistance alleles Steril insects |
Cultivate susceptable weeds |
| Palumbi, S.R. 2001. Humans as the World's Greatest Evolutionary Force. Science 293: 1786-1790. | |