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  1. Pine Beauty (1985 Video)

    Producer
    Aileen Llewellyn
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    A rare native moth, the Pine Beauty, suddenly reached pest proportions and caused devastating damage of pine forests in the north of Scotland. The outbreak was linked to the introduction of a new species of...

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  2. Crop Pests (1984 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Provides examples of crop pests that are representative of the main animal groups. 30 slides are devoted to ‘Insecta’. The remaining slides cover ‘Mollusca’, ‘Mammalia’, ‘Aves’,...

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  3. Garden Pests (1978 Film, Multimedia)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Examples of insect, mollusc and eelworm pests of cultivated plants. Demonstrates the effects of these pests.

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  4. Tsetse Trap, The (1978 Video)

    Subject
    Agriculture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Discusses the impact of the tsetse fly on large areas of Africa, inhibiting agricultural development by preventing beef or diary farming Considers efforts which are being made to combat the pest in Tanzania,...

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  5. Start from Scratch (1976 Film, Video)

    Director
    Alastair MacEwen
    Producer
    Mike Cockburn
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The biology of the cat flea, today’s commonest flea, is dealt with using macro- and microphotography. In the light of this information, control measures are very briefly described. The history of man’s...

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  6. Assault on the Sepik (1974 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 19 min.

    All species of pine trees are susceptible to attack by the wood wasp, ‘Sirex noctillio’. When Sirex was first discovered on the Australian mainland in 1961, the softwood plantations of Southern Australia...

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  7. Potato Cyst Eelworm (1971 Film)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The life cycle of the eelworm, method of control by crop rotation, use of resistant varieties of potato.*

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  8. Insect War, The (1970 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION (BBC) REFERENCE ONLY (BUFVC), Videocassette. U-matic. b&w. 50 min.

    Examines the control of insect pests, the problems of blanket use of insecticides, and the various alternative methods of biological control by insect predators and other means.

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  9. Safety in Storage (1964 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Describes various insect pests and the damage these can cause to stored foodstuffs. Shows the work of the Cooper Technical Bureau in developing and testing insecticides to prevent infestation of stored...

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  10. Mormoniella Courtship (1962 Film)

    Director
    Pobert Barrass
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A study of the characteristic activities of an insect that is a pupal parasite of house flies and other cycloraphous ‘Diptera’.

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