Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0348025

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0348025

Funding Status
Closed

Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the .

Funded Activity Summary

Forecasting locust outbreaks: evaluation of an Insect Monitoring Radar network. A recently developed technology that allows high-altitude migrations of insects to be detected automatically and at modest cost will be adapted to the specific task of forecasting Australian plague locusts. A network of two 'Insect Monitoring Radars' (IMRs) will be operated in a locust outbreak area, and observation summaries, customised to identify major locust migration events and to estimate their source and destination regions, will be presented daily to forecasters at the Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC). The potential contribution of IMRs to APLC's strategic goal of reducing chemical insecticide usage while maintaining protection of valuable crops will be evaluated.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 13-05-2003

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $180,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds) | Agricultural Engineering | Crop and Pasture Production

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Field crops | Control of pests and exotic species | Control of pests and exotic species |

Other Keywords

Agricultural Engineering | Control of pests and exotic species | Crop and Pasture Production | Field crops | Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases And Weeds) | Terrestrial Ecology

Related Links