Publication on'Sterile Insect Technique:Principles and Practice in Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management'(2nd edition)

摘要

The sterile insect technique(SIT)is an environment-friendly method of pest control that integrates well into area-wide integrated pest management(AW-1PM)programmes. This book takes a generic, thematic, 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.