Fruit fly fighters : eradication of the papaya fruit fly /

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Author / Creator:Cantrell, B. K.
Imprint:Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., 2002.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 200 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Language:English
Series:SCARM report ; no. 81
SCARM report ; no. 81.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11126263
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Other authors / contributors:Cahill, Anna.
Chadwick, Blair.
ISBN:0643090053
9780643090057
9780643098961
0643098968
Notes:Includes index.
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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.
Other form:Print version: Cantrell, B.K. Fruit fly fighters. Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., 2002 0643067604