Sterile Insect Technique: Principles and Practice in Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management (2nd ed.)

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Sterile Insect Technique: Principles and Practice in Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management (2nd ed.)

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V. A. Dyck, J. Hendrichs and A. S. Robinson,  CRC Press,  2021.

For several major insect pests, the environment-friendly sterile insect technique (SIT) is being applied as a component of area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programmes. This technology, using radiation to sterilize insects, was first developed in the USA, and is currently applied on six continents. For almost six decades it has been a major subject for research and development in the Joint FAO/IAEA Programme on Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, involving both research and the transfer of this technology to Member States so that they can benefit from improved plant, animal and human health, cleaner environments, increased production of plants and animals in agricultural systems, and accelerated economic development. The socio-economic impacts of AW-IPM programmes that integrate the SIT have confirmed the usefulness of this technology. Numerous publications related to the integration of the SIT in pest management programmes, arising from research, coordinated research projects, field projects, symposia, meetings, and training activities have already provided much information to researchers, pest-control practitioners, programme managers, plant protection and animal health officers, and policy makers. However, by bringing together and presenting in a generic fashion the principles, practice, and global application of the SIT, this book serves as a major reference source for all current and future users of the technology, and also serves as a textbook for academic courses on integrated pest management.