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Soil Insect Pests in Australia: Control Alternatives to Persistent Organochlorine Insecticides
 

Soil Insect Pests in Australia: Control Alternatives to Persistent Organochlorine Insecticides

Primary Industries Report Series 21

Illustrations
128 pages
Publishers: CSIRO PUBLISHING / PISC (SCARM)


 

 This report is directed at the following guidelines: Identify the species concerned, their basic biology and ecology and the importance of each species (or related group of species) to particular agricultural/horticultural/pastoral industries in Australia; List control measures/management practices presently employed; Identify pest problems where organochlorines are still used or where no satisfactory control exists due to legislative action to remove organochlorines; Summarise recent and planned research seeking alternative control methods and the progress made or likely in the short-term in providing practical alternatives.

The report also reviews the distribution, identification, importance, basic biology and present control of and recent research on each soil-insect pest.

 

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