Pests on a platter

A multimedia information system on pests of sugarcane and food crops of Africa, Madagascar and the Indian Ocean has been produced by the Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD). The Ento Doc bi-lingual (French and English) CD-ROM is user-friendly and consists of 92 factsheets about pests and beneficials with hypertext links and descriptions of pests, their biology, the damage they cause and control techniques. There are four access paths to the factsheets through summaries; identification help; host plants; and zoological classification. The cost of the CD-ROM is FF1,000 including postage but preferential rates are available to developing countries. Librarie du CIRAD Avenue d'Agropolis, BP5035, 34032 Montpellier Cedex 1, FRANCEThe Ento Doc bi-lingual (French and English) CD-ROM is user-friendly and consists of 92 factsheets about pests and beneficials with hypertext links and descriptions of pests, their biology, the damage they cause and control techniques FF1,000 includin