Author : Bryan Cantrell
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643098968
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (43 download)
Book Synopsis Fruit Fly Fighters by : Bryan Cantrell
Download or read book Fruit Fly Fighters written by Bryan Cantrell and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2002-06-06 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.