Fruit Fly Fighters

Eradication of the Papaya Fruit Fly

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Agriculture & Animal Husbandry, Science
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Author: Bryan Cantrell, Blair Chadwick, Anna Cahill ISBN: 9780643098961
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING Publication: June 6, 2002
Imprint: CSIRO PUBLISHING Language: English
Author: Bryan Cantrell, Blair Chadwick, Anna Cahill
ISBN: 9780643098961
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Publication: June 6, 2002
Imprint: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Language: English
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. The operating manuals and other reports are in a CD-ROM that accompanies this book.
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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. The operating manuals and other reports are in a CD-ROM that accompanies this book.

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