Operation grasshopper

Australia, 1954

Film
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How the 1953 grasshopper plague in Northern Victoria was dealt with. Close-ups of Australian plague grasshopper; story of the disastrous plague in 1934, and later plagues; how farmers, armed services, and airlines cooperated in locating swarms and egg-beds and in aerial spraying of insecticide over the 1953 swarms.

Credits

director

Tony Doogood

production company

Victoria. Dept. of Agriculture

Language

English

Duration

00:08:12:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

31915

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry â†’ Agricultural pests

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry â†’ Agriculture - Australia

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry â†’ Agriculture - Study and teaching

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry â†’ Agriculture - Victoria

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry â†’ Insect pests - Control

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry â†’ Spraying and dusting in agriculture

Animals & Wildlife â†’ Grasshoppers

Animals & Wildlife â†’ Insects - Australia

Animals & Wildlife â†’ Insects - Behavior

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters â†’ Agricultural chemicals

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters â†’ Insect pests - Control

Documentary

Documentary â†’ Documentary films - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools â†’ Agriculture - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional â†’ Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology â†’ Agricultural chemicals

Short films

Short films â†’ Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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