Citation:

Chapter 11 Physical and mechanical control. Pages 243-281. In: Insect-Pest Management and Control. Principles of Plant and Animal Pest Control. Washington DC, National Academy of Sciences (United States). Volume 3. Publication 1695, Third Printing, 508 pages.

Keywords: Temperature, heat, prolonged high temperatures, radio-frequency energy, flaming, cold, humidity, visible and near-visible radiant energy, light traps, light emission, lamp attraction, light trap design and placement, protection of growing crops, insect-free lighting, traps to control flies, short-duration light, response to infrared, light reflection, laser phenomena, sound, barriers and excluders, modified terrain, adhesives, screens and shields, air and water, protective packaging, tying, electrical barriers, mechanical barriers, handpicking, jarring and shaking, driving and herding, collecting devices, trapping, brushing and sweeping, swatting and crushing, sifting and separation, machinery, washing, cleaning and soaking, semi-mechanical practices, atmosphere and atoms