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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
Hardback. The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an environment-friendly pest control method that fits into area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programmes. This book describes the principles and practice of SIT, evaluating its strengths and weaknesses, successes and failures. Editor(s): Dyck, V.A.; Hendrichs, J.; Robinson, A.S. Num Pages: 801 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1350.
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
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
801
Condition
New
Number of Pages
787
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402040504
SKU
V9781402040504
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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