Fruit fly fighters : eradication of the papaya fruit fly / Bryan Cantrell, Blair Chadwick, Anna Cahill.

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Cantrell, B. K

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: SCARM report ; no. 81.Publication details: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., 2002.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 200 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0643090053
9780643090057
9780643098961
0643098968

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Fruit fly fighters.DDC classification:

634.049774 22

LOC classification:

SB945.F8 C36 2002eb

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Contents:

Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Milestones; Author biographies; 1 A day etched in memory; 2 Sounding the alarm; 3 Emergency response; 4 Campaign management; 5 Growers' perspective; 6 Monitoring; 7 Eradication; 8 Data management; 9 Quarantine; 10 Traffic control points; 11 Market access; 12 Operations; 13 Public relations; 14 Research and development; 15 The way ahead; 16 Campaign contributors; Index

Summary: 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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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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