| Guideline for Packing, Shipping, Holding and Release of Sterile Flies in Area-Wide Fruit Fly Control Programmes Contributor(s): Food & Agriculture Organization (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9251098913 ISBN-13: 9789251098912 Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FA OUR PRICE: $50.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General - Science | Biotechnology - Technology & Engineering | Pest Control |
| Physical Information: 150 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a context of increasing use and transboundary shipment of sterile insects, this updated FAO/IAEA guideline provides a compilation of the standardized processes currently used in most of the fruit fly Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) applications world-wide. It presents harmonized and optimized technologies for all post-mass-rearing processes related to the application of SIT, from pupal shipment to fly emergence through to insect release. It includes updates on methods to estimate sterile to fertile fly ratios and densities, novel packing, holding and release equipment and procedures, and a much expanded chapter on the use of Global Information Systems (GIS). |