Citation:

PW Geier, LR Clark, DT Briese. 1983. Principles for the control of arthropod pests. I. Elements and functions involved in pest control. Protection Ecology 5: 1-96.

Keywords: pest control is seen as a set of iterative operations, each cycle of which begins with the recognition of arthropod related incidents, proceeds eventually to remedial action and concludes with an assessment of results, pest control is guided by socioeconomic and political conditions. Pest control consists of four operations: diagnosis, policy determination, prescription and implementation and performance assessment. Those functions are guided and effected by means of the philosophy, information, organization and logistics.