pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Principles of the sterile insect technique -- pt. 3. Technical components of the sterile insect technique -- pt. 4. Supportive technologies to improve the sterile insect technique -- pt. 5. Economic, environmental, and management considerations -- pt. 6. Application of the sterile insect technique -- pt. 7. Impact of area-wide integrated pest management programmes that integrate the sterile insect technique -- pt. 8. Future development of the sterile insect technique
Summary
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. This book takes a generic, comprehensive, and global approach in describing the principles and practice of the SIT
