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Fruit fly fighters : eradication of the papaya fruit fly /
The campaign to eradicate the papaya fruit fly from north Queensland has been widely acknowledged by international scientists as a significant technical achievement that equals any similar control program world-wide. Fruit Fly Fighters is a highly readable and practical account of the whole campaign...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Collingwood, Vic. :
CSIRO Pub.,
2002.
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| Colección: | SCARM report ;
no. 81. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The campaign to eradicate the papaya fruit fly from north Queensland has been widely acknowledged by international scientists as a significant technical achievement that equals any similar control program world-wide. Fruit Fly Fighters is a highly readable and practical account of the whole campaign from 1995 when the papaya fruit fly was first discovered until 1999 when eradication was formally declared. Key aspects covered include: The emergency response; Campaign management; The growers' perspective; Monitoring, eradication, data management; quarantine, traffic control points; market access for fruit from infected areas; public relations; and research and development. |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 200 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| ISBN: | 0643090053 9780643090057 9780643098961 0643098968 |