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Table of contents (72 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Biology of desert locust and research priorities
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Forecasting and modelling
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Forecasting and modelling
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Control agents and methods
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About this book
In the late eighties large-scale control operations were carried out to control a major desert locust upsurge in Africa. For the first time since the banning of organochlorine pesticides these operations relied mainly on non-persistent pesticides such as organophosphates and pyrethroids. The amount of pesticides sprayed and the area covered were probably the highest in the history of locust control and raised criticism with respect to efficacy, economic viability and environmental impact.
As a consequence, applied research into the problem was intensified, both at the national and the international level, with the goal of finding new and environmentally sound approaches and solutions to locust and grasshopper control. Emphasis was laid on developing new control agents and techniques.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: New Strategies in Locust Control
Authors: S. Krall, R. Peveling, D. Ba Diallo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9202-5
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Birkhäuser Verlag 1997
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7643-5442-8Published: 01 December 1997
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-0348-9943-7Published: 14 October 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-0348-9202-5Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 522
Topics: Agriculture, Biomedicine general