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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Brenner, R.J
• Focks, D.A
• Arbogast, R.T
• Weaver, D.K
• Shuman, D

Titel

Practical use of spatial analysis in precision targeting for integrated pest management

Ist Teil von

• American entomologist (Lanham, Md.), 1998-01, Vol.44 (2), p.79-102

Erscheinungsjahr

1998

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Our experience over the past several years suggests that spatial statistical methods provide that necessary framework, so that interventions can be applied precisely and minimally. This paper will describe simple spatial statistical concepts for developing a precision targeting process that defines pest distribution with minimal a priori knowledge of the behavior of the pest and, more importantly, provides practitioners with simple, documentable procedures for reducing pesticide use. Our case studies, primarily with cockroaches as the target insect, illustrate the use of precision targeting in the urban environment to define discrete areas where interventions are warranted and procedures to quantify subsequent efficacy of these interventions. All described procedures were done with a combination of two commercially available spatial statistical software packages: SURFER for Windows (ver. 6.04, Golden Software, Golden, CO), and VARIOWIN (ver. 2.2, Springer, New York).