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AUTOCIDE [3 records]

Record 1 1997-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
OBS

Biological pest management.

OBS

Involve tactics that cause the pest to contribute to the reduction of its own population.

OBS

The principle of the "sterile male" technique ... mass release of ... sterile males (outnumbering native males manyfold) ... result in a drastic drop in the pest population. The ultimate goal ... is the total eradication of the pest species from an area ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
CONT

[Des] recherches approfondies sont effectuées en vue de substituer aux insecticides des moyens de lutte biologiques ou biotechniques spécifiques, de façon à pouvoir remplacer la lutte dirigée par la lutte intégrée. Parmi ceux-ci [est] la lutte autocide(élevages et lâchers massifs d’insectes stériles) [...]

OBS

Méthode de lutte biologique contre les insectes, par exemple, par la stérilisation des mâles.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
CONT

The autocidal technique is ingenious, has been widely publicized, ... its potential uses are limited, and its role in integrated pest management programs will also probably be limited.

Key term(s)
  • autocidal
  • autocidal technique

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
OBS

(lutte biologique) consistent à libérer des individus rendu stériles sans que leurs facultés de s’accoupler aient été atteintes. en général ont stérilise des mâles. autocidal control : lutte autocide précis d’écologie, R. Dalloz(Dunod) p. 385 juil 74; p. 386 RA

Key term(s)
  • méthode autocide

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
OBS

(Annales Epiph. (Inra) 1968 pp. 169-171 (vol. 19) Lutte contre les insectes par stérilisation des mâles

Spanish

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