Trials on variants of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for suppression of populations of the Queensland fruit fly in small towns neighbouring a quarantine (exclusion) zone

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 389-395

  Meats, A W ^a   Duthie, R ^b,c   Cliff, A D ^a,b   Dominiak, B C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^c Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry   (Australia)

Author keywords

CLIMEX model; Quality

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PEST CONTROL; STERILE RELEASE METHOD; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA;

BACTROCERA TRYONI; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0038010240     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA02064     Document Type: Article

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