Letter from the Editors

There is little doubt today that resistance is one of the most significant problems facing production of food and fiber, protection of stored products and protection of human health by controlling arthropod borne disease and treatment of human pathogens.

In 1994 a group of concerned resistance workers endeavored to begin a process of educating the world's agricultural extension trainers in resistance management. This decision followed two successful Resistance Management Summer Institutes at Michigan State University where more than 40 trainers from 22 countries had been introduced to the principles of resistance management.

In March of 1995 the first step in this global vision was accomplished with the South American Pest Resistance Management Summer Institute, " Manejo de Resistencia de Plagas, Entermedades y Malezas." Over 40 trainers representing 20 different countries attended. Mike Bush and Saturnino Nunez detail the training sessions on pages 14-15. Our goal is to see other `training the trainers' sessions on every continent by the year 2000. If you can help in this critical process by providing leadership, a location, contacts, organizational support or training resources please contact the editors.

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