Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0454131

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0454131

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Development of a novel, non-chemical technique based on the EppoMNPV baculovirus for the control of the lightbrown apple moth. Lightbrown apple moth (LBAM) is a serious pest of many horticultural crops in Australia, costing the economy about $21 M pa. Methods for controlling LBAM have relied on the use of insecticides. However, the pest has developed resistance to a wide range of chemicals used against it. This proposal aims to assess the potential of the EppoMNPV polyhedrosis virus as an alternative to insecticides for its control. Successful development of the virus will provide an environmentally benign alternative to insecticides that can be used to control LBAM in a range of different circumstances including broadacre and organic production.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 15-03-2004

End Date: 21-10-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $96,088.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds) | Crop and Pasture Production

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Horticultural crops | Living resources (flora and fauna) |

Other Keywords

Crop and Pasture Production | Horticultural crops | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds)

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