Sterile Insect Technique Principles and Practice in Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management

Sterile Insect Technique Principles and Practice in Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management / edited by V.A. Dyck, J. Hendrichs, A.S. Robinson.

The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an environment-friendly method of pest control that integrates well into area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programmes. A first of its kind, this book takes a generic, comprehensive, and global approach in describing the principles and practice of the...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Dyck, V.A (Editor), Hendrichs, J. (Editor), Robinson, A.S (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edition:1st ed. 2005.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Entomology.
Biology—Technique.
Zoology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • History of the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Principles of the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management and the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Biological Basis of the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Genetic Basis of the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Inherited Sterility in Insects
  • Mathematical Models for the Use of Sterile Insects
  • Technical Components of the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Role of Population and Behavioural Ecology in the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Mass-Rearing for Sterile Insect Release
  • Sterilizing Insects with Ionizing Radiation
  • Sterile Insect Quality
  • Sterile Insect Supply, Emergence, and Release
  • Monitoring Sterile and Wild Insects in Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management Programmes
  • Procedures for Declaring Pest Free Status
  • Supportive Technologies to Improve the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Role of Population Genetics in the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Population Suppression in Support of the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Genetic Sexing Strains in Mediterranean Fruit Fly, an Example for Other Species Amenable to Large-Scale Rearing for the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Use of Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis in Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management Programmes that Integrate the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Economic, Environmental, and Management Considerations
  • Application of Benefit/Cost Analysis to Insect Pest Control Using the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Environment and the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Management of Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management Programmes that Integrate the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Public Relations and Political Support in Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management Programmes that Integrate the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Application of the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Strategic Options in Using Sterile Insects for Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management
  • Misconceptions and Constraints
  • Impact of Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management Programmes That Integrate the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Impact of Screwworm Eradication Programmes Using the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Impact of Fruit Fly Control Programmes Using the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Impact of Moth Suppression/Eradication Programmes Using the Sterile Insect Technique or Inherited Sterility
  • Potential Impact of Tsetse Fly Control Involving the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Future Development of the Sterile Insect Technique
  • Prospects for the Future Development and Application of the Sterile Insect Technique.

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