This chapter presents a case study of the development of a Metarhizium anisopliae-based biological insecticide for controlling locusts and grasshoppers, under the LUBILOSA (Lutte Biologique contre les Locusts et Sauteriaux) programme. This product was trademarked Green Muscle and was registered for ...

This chapter reviews and discusses physical, chemical and biological constraints associated with Vertisol cultivation in South Africa. Unsustainable cultivation practices induce detrimental changes in soil structure, which could be prevented and even reversed by following sustainable cultivation...

This chapter focuses on the South African king crickets (Anostostomatidae [Gryllidae]). The composition of the fauna and the noteworthy species (Borborothus opaca, Onosandrus, Henicus monstrosus, Nasidius sp., Libanasa sp. and Libanasidus vittatus) are described. Future developments are mentioned.

Wetas are native to New Zealand and in evolutionary terms are insect 'dinosaurs' within the Orthoptera. Related species occur in South Africa, Australia, North America and to a lesser extent, Europe. This book brings together all known information on these groups (mostly in superfamilies...

This book provides an up-to-date information on Vertisols research, and guides readers to important reference material. Four keynote papers and eight country papers and national perspectives on the management of Vertisols in Malawi, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ghana and...

This chapter examines tourism in South Africa, more specifically in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Interviews conducted with the major stakeholders between 1994 and 1999 set out to consider whether, within the context of the province's political economy, ecotourism allowed the authors to identify a ...

This paper focuses on the data obtained from a comprehensive survey which dealt with the traditional use of edible plants among the rural populations of South Africa.

Banana (Musa acuminata) production in South Africa; the emergence of U. flavescens as a pest of banana in the region; and the ecology and integrated control of U. flavescens are briefly discussed.

Viticulture in Australia and South Africa is described. The geographical distribution, dispersal and phenology of Cantareus aspersus and Theba pisana, the major gastropod species infesting grape-producing regions in Australia and South Africa, are briefly discussed. The control of these pests by...

The results of a survey of 100 smallholders in the Makhathini Flats region of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa give cause for cautious optimism regarding the impact of Bt cotton. The farmers who adopted the Bt cotton variety in the 1998 and 1999 seasons benefited from the new technology, according to...