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Philosophy of forest insect control in Britain
Author(s) -
Bevan D.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740200813
Subject(s) - remedial education , infestation , insect , chemical control , agroforestry , control (management) , biology , geography , forestry , ecology , agronomy , political science , economics , law , management
It is concluded that, on economic grounds, prevention of infestation by amelioration of the site and improvement in the vigour of the trees is more likely to be practical than remedial spraying of infested trees.