Learn more about IRAC and it’s mission, structure and objectives. Also industry news and events. IRAC consists of International administrative and working groups plus sponsors, partners and regional working groups. If you wish to reference IRAC in your work, or publish work under IRAC’s name, please download logos and document templates from our branding materials page….
…below and send an email to the following contact to confirm receipt of your submission. For further guidance please review the Procedure for allocation of new insecticidal materials for the MoA Classification. CLASSIFY A NEW NEMATICIDE If you are submitting an active for inclusion to the Nematicide MoA Classification, then please provide details using the the following contact instead of completing the form below. Visit the IRAC Nematode Working Group’s Team page for more information including resistance risk of nematicides….
…methods for resistance detection in the world’s major insect pests is crucial for successful monitoring of resistance problems. Shown below are the IRAC Approved Test Methods which have been validated by IRAC member companies and collaborators to ensure that they provide reliable and reproducible data. Most tests are specific to particular life-history stages and can only be used with confidence for toxicants which have been validated in the development of the methodology. For more information please visit the IRAC Methods Team page….
Communication and Education A key function of the IRAC groups is to communicate the Resistance Management information to the target audience.This can be done through publications and posters etc at workshops and conferences reinforcing the benefits of companies and experts working together under the umbrella of IRAC. One of the primary communication tools of course is the IRAC website. Information held on the IRAC servers can be sourced via the various web pages or searched for under the Resources Page….
…Executive Committee with a Steering Group made up of elected officers and a coordinator and a number of Working Groups and Task Teams. There is also a growing network of local Country and Regional groups. In addition to company representatives, local experts or interested parties are sometimes invited to join groups either permanently or on an ad hoc basis. Anyone interested in joining one of the existing groups or teams should contact the IRAC International Coordinator via the contact page…
…the development of resistance management strategies so as to maintain efficacy and support sustainable agriculture and improved public health. It is IRAC’s view that such activities are the best way to preserve or regain the susceptibility to insecticides that is so vital to effective pest management. In general, it is usually easier to proactively prevent resistance occurring than it is to reactively regain susceptibility. Further information on the structure and running of IRAC can be found on the Executive Team page….