The campaign to eradicate the papaya fruit fly from north Queensland has been widely acknowledged by international scientists as a significant technical achievement that equals any similar control program world-wide.
Fruit Fly Fighters is a highly readable and practical account of the whole campaign from 1995 when the papaya fruit fly was first discovered until 1999 when eradication was formally declared.
Key aspects covered include: The emergency response; Campaign management; The growers' perspective; Monitoring, eradication, data management; quarantine, traffic control points; market access for fruit from infected areas; public relations; and research and development.
The operating manuals and other reports are in a CD-ROM that accompanies this book.
Forward
A day etched in memory
Sounding the alarm
Emergency response
Campaign management
Growers’ perspective
Monitoring
Eradication
Data management
Quarantine
Traffic control points
Market access
Operations
Public relations
Research and development
The way ahead
Campaign contributors
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