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Full-Text Articles in Entomology
The Fight Against Fruit Flies In Western Australia, Andy Sproule, Sonya Broughton, Francis De Lima, Darryl Hardie, Nic Monzu, Bill Woods
The Fight Against Fruit Flies In Western Australia, Andy Sproule, Sonya Broughton, Francis De Lima, Darryl Hardie, Nic Monzu, Bill Woods
Bulletins 4000 -
Western Australia’s horticulture industry is one of the State’s growing success stories, from mangoes at Kununurra to cherries at Mt Barker. The prospects are bright, especially in export markets where ‘clean and green’ produce from Western Australia is truly valued.
One blight on this ‘clean and green’ image has been Mediterranean fruit fly or Medfly, the ‘world’s worst fruit pest’. First introduced over 100 years ago, the battle against this devastating pest has involved Government, growers and the general public.
This book is designed to provide an accurate but readable account of the fight against fruit fly, incorporating all the …
Tb176: Agrelation: A Computerized Decision-Making Tool For Coloraod Potato Beetle Population Management And Environmental Quality Concerns, Charles R. Ziegler, Francis A. Drummond, Darrell W. Donahue, Stewart N. Smith
Tb176: Agrelation: A Computerized Decision-Making Tool For Coloraod Potato Beetle Population Management And Environmental Quality Concerns, Charles R. Ziegler, Francis A. Drummond, Darrell W. Donahue, Stewart N. Smith
Technical Bulletins
Many facets of Maine potato production have been simulated with computer models and expert systems. Given the ongoing improvement of computer technology and validation of past efforts, scientists can now combine several agricultural submodels into one holistic and user-friendly computer application. This bulletin reports on the development of one such application—Agrelation—aimed at modeling a portion of Maine potato production and management.