Area-Wide Control of Fruit Flies and Other Insect Pests - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9838611956 ISBN 13: 9789838611954

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, 2000

Synopsis

Much research effort is currently underway to improve and implement the area-wide control of insect pests in order to minimize the use of pesticides, and to protect the environment. This volume is the outcome of two major international meetings, the FAO/IAEA International Conference on Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests, and the Fifth International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, both held in June 1998, in Penang. More than 300 papers were presented. This book contains 91 papers considered to be the most valuable by an international review panel. Papers have been edited, revised and updated as necessary. Contributors include respected research workers from all over the world.

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Synopsis

Much research effort is underway in the year 2000 to improve and implement the area-wide control of insect pests, in order to minimise the use of pesticides and protect the environment. This volume is an outcome of two major international meetings, the FAO/IAEA International Conference on Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests, and the Fifth International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, both held in June 1998 in Penang. More than 300 pages were presented, but this volume includes the 91 considered the most valuable by an international review panel. Papers have been edited, revised and updated as necessary. This volume should be of interest to workers in agriculture, medical and veterinary entomology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9838611956
• ISBN 13: 9789838611954
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 780
• Editor: Keng-Hong Tan K