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Screwworm Eradication Program Audiovisual Materials
Content Description
The Screwworm Eradication Program Audiovisual Materials include photographs, slides, and films portraying screwworm eradication efforts in the United States, Mexico, and South America.
Dates
- Creation: 1944-2003
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Special Collections for access.
Organizational History
The Screwworm Eradication Program includes U.S. domestic and international agricultural programs to eliminate the New World screwworm (Cochliomyia americana) from the North American continent. A flesh-eating pest of warm-blooded animals, the screwworm was brought under control using Sterile Insect Technique, which emphasizes biological control methods. The technique used in screwworm eradication involves raising large numbers of sterile flies in production facilities. The sterile flies are then released into the wild fertile population to overwhelm and eliminate it through interbreeding.
Total Size of Collection
1 records_box
5 letter_document_box
1 half_letter_document_box
4 boxes (1 box, 6 x 5 x 4.5; 2 boxes, 2 x 11.5 x 2.25; 1 box, 7.75 x 12.25 x 5.5)
7 Linear Feet (11 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Accruals
This is a growing collection.
Genres
audiovisuals, photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the National Agricultural Library Special Collections Repository
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Room 309
Beltsville Maryland 20705 USA
301-504-5876