If the screw fly entered Australia the cost to the cattle and sheep industries would be high. The screw worm fly is a danger to all warm-blooded animals, including man, and begins its cycle in flesh wounds. Papua New Guinea is the only screw worm-infected country near Australia, and it is pursuing research into control of this pest
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002860
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agricultural pests
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Australia - Safety aspects
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Papua New Guinea
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Research
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Insect pests - Control
Animals & Wildlife → Cattle - Diseases
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Insect pests - Control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life cycles (Biology)
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Papua New Guinea - Rural conditions
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Flies as carriers of disease
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)