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

About this book

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, Sterile Insect Technique takes a generic, comprehensive, and global approach in describing the principles and practice of the SIT. The strengths and weaknesses, and successes and failures, of the SIT are evaluated openly and fairly from a scientific perspective. The SIT is applicable to some major pests of plant, animal and human health importance, and criteria are provided to guide in the selection of pests appropriate for the SIT.

A great variety of subjects are covered, from the history of the SIT to improved prospects for its future application. The major chapters discuss the principles, technical components, and application of sterile insects. The four main strategic options in using the SIT – suppression, containment, prevention, and eradication – with examples of each option, are described in detail. Other chapters deal with supportive technologies, economic, environmental, and management considerations, and the socio-economic impact of AW-IPM programmes that integrate the SIT.

Sterile Insect Technique provides a wealth of information and reference material never before available in one volume. It will be a standard reference on the subject for many years. The authors, from 19 countries, are highly experienced in the subject, and reflect the international character of SIT activities.

Since no university offers courses on the SIT, Sterile Insect Technique's audience will be mainly students in general animal and plant health courses, but the in-depth reviews of all aspects of the SIT and its integration into AW-IPM programmes will be of great value to researchers, teachers, animal and plant health practitioners, and policy makers.

Contents

- Part I. Introduction
- Part II. Principles of the Sterile Insect Technique
- Part III. Technical Components of the Sterile Insect Technique
- Part IV. Supportive Technologies to improve the Sterile Insect Technique
- Part V. Economic, Environmental, and Management Considerations
- Part VI. Application of the Sterile Insect Technique
- Part VII. Impact of Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management Programmes that integrate the Sterile Insect Technique
- Part VIII. Future Development of the Sterile Insect Technique

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