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Sterile Insect Technique
. Ed(S): Dyck, V.A.; Hendrichs, J.; Robinson, A.S.
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Description for Sterile Insect Technique
Paperback. Editor(s): Dyck, V.A.; Hendrichs, J.; Robinson, A.S. Num Pages: 801 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSV; PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1211.
It is a challenge to bring together all relevant information about the sterile insect technique (SIT) and its application in area-wide integrated pest management (AW- IPM) programmes; this book is the first attempt to do this in a thematic way. Since SIT practitioners tend to operate in the context of only one insect pest species, it was also a challenge for authors to develop and write their chapters from generic and global points of view, stressing the principles of the technology, and including examples from a range of pest species. We appreciate the understanding shown by the authors in accepting ... Read more
It is a challenge to bring together all relevant information about the sterile insect technique (SIT) and its application in area-wide integrated pest management (AW- IPM) programmes; this book is the first attempt to do this in a thematic way. Since SIT practitioners tend to operate in the context of only one insect pest species, it was also a challenge for authors to develop and write their chapters from generic and global points of view, stressing the principles of the technology, and including examples from a range of pest species. We appreciate the understanding shown by the authors in accepting ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
801
Condition
New
Number of Pages
787
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400793149
SKU
V9789400793149
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99-15
Reviews for Sterile Insect Technique
From the reviews: "Integrated pest management (IPM) requires the use of all available tools to manage pests. Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) exhaustively reviews the principles and practices of SIT in area-wide IPM. ... this book thoroughly reviews the history, application, successes and failures of SIT, and its value as a component of area-wide IPM. ... ... Read more