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The Accidental Carriage of Insects on Board Aircraft*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2016

Marshall Laird
Marshall Laird*
Affiliation:
Medical Branch, Royal New Zealand Air Force
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Summary

Accidental dispersals of medically and agriculturally undesirable insects by sea and air transport are discussed, with attention to the relative importance of the roles of ships and aircraft. World-wide records of insects found on board aircraft and discovered to have been introduced at airfields are briefly reviewed, and consideration is given to ways of meeting the problem by insecticidal treatment and airport insect control. It is felt that the insecticidal treatment of aircraft, even when provided for by comprehensive international regulations and conscientiously undertaken, does not alone provide sufficient protection against insect introductions, and that greater attention should be paid to the preventive aspects of the problem, with particular regard to the control of insects of both medical and economic significance at international airports.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 55 , Issue 491 , November 1951 , pp. 735 - 743
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1951

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Footnotes

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A talk based on this paper was given earlier this year to the Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Division of the Society. Issued separately as Royal New Zealand Air Force Entomological Bulletin No. 7. Authorised bv the Chief of the Air Staff.

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