The use and non-use of insects

Abstract

THE Series of ICIPE Annual Public Lectures arc devoted to the general theme of "The Status of Insect Science in the Tropical World". In it, the ICIPE Director examines, each year, the problems and progress ~of insect scientific research in all its many munifestations, but especially in the way it contributes to national development in Tropical Africa. ICIPE is interested in investigating new frontiers of insect science, in using this knowledge to design novel methods for pest and vector management on a long.term ·basis, and in building up the capabilities of the African scientific community in meeting these challenges. On Wednesday, 4th June 1975, the inaugural lecture in this Series was delivered on, "This is a Dudu World". In the second <1ddress, delivered on Wednesday, 9th June 1976, Professor Thomas R. Odhiambo explored the problems associated with " National Scientific Capabilities". In the third address, given on Wednesday, 8th June 1977, Professor Odhiambo was concerned with "Science and Technology Cor the Rural Farmer". In this fourth lecture, the problem discussed is that of "The Use and Non-Use of Insects", an aspect that so far ICIPE has not \ Iealt with directly, and an area of research enterprise that the tropical world as a whole has not yet engaged in systematically.