Pest Wars
- Synopsis
- Questions the efficiency of chemical pesticides, which are revealed to be expensive, environmentally unfriendly and ineffective. Reviews the development of biological pest control, looking at current projects worldwide, ranging from the cultivation of spotless tomatoes in Europe to the rice-growing south-east Asia. Shows how biological control is eradicating the New World screw worm, whose maggots feed on the living flesh of animals and humans alike. Natural solutions to pest problems have entered the mainstream of global agriculture.
- Series
- Horizon, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1992
- Availability
- Sale; 1997 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p) INCA 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) BBC
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC2 on 13/1/92.
Reviewed in British Council FVR. - Subjects
- Agriculture
- Keywords
- biological pest control; pesticides
Credits
- Producer
- Chris Haws; Sean Morris
- Contributor
- Jana Bennett
Production Company
- Name
INCA
- Notes
- Use for: Independent Communications Associates
- Name
OSF
Sponsor
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
- Name
INCA (London) Ltd
- Contact
- William Woollard
- incaltd@dial.pipex.com
- Web
- http://www.inca-productions.com/index.htm External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 8748 9600
- Fax
- 020 8748 9607
- Address
- INCA House
67 Castlenau
Barnes
London
SW13 9RT
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