Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0348703
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Genetic variation in the Cotesia flavipes complex of parasitic wasps: towards the effective biological control of stem-borer pests. This project will determine the genetic variation among world populations of the parasitic wasp Cotesia flavipes, as a prelude to the preemptive biological control of stemborer pests of sugarcane in Australia. These pests currently do not occur in Australia, but are found in crops across New Guinea and Indonesia, so that their incursion into Australia is highly likely in the future. The results of this project will clarify the taxonomic status of C. flavipes-like species in Australia and provide the means, using molecular markers, to select host strains of this wasp suitable for the control of specific stemborer speciesFunded Activity Details
Start Date: 09-2003
End Date: 08-2006
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $69,099.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Molecular Evolution | Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds) | Animal Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Evolutionary Biology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Sugar | Biological sciences | Field crops not elsewhere classified |
