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.
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ACMI Identifier
013946
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agricultural pests
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Study and teaching
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Victoria
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Insect pests - Control
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Spraying and dusting in agriculture
Animals & Wildlife → Grasshoppers
Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Australia
Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Behavior
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Agricultural chemicals
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Insect pests - Control
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Agriculture - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Agricultural chemicals
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)