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Project Details
Name |
Sustainable control of small hive beetle through targeting in-ground stages |
|---|---|
Summary |
unknown |
Program |
Honeybee |
Research organisation |
University of Western Sydney |
Objective summary |
1. Conduct laboratory bioassays using commercial strains of the entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema spp. and Heterorhabditis spp and the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae to assess their efficacy against larvae and pupae of small hive beetle (A. tumida). 2. Evaluate efficacy of these above treatments in simulated field-soil conditions. 3. Generate preliminary data for use of drenches of entomopathogens in field apiary sites. |
Corporate goal |
Adopt new technologies and systems for established industries |
National priority |
Promoting and maintaining good health |
Rural priority |
Technology |
RIRDC goal |
HBE-Pest and Disease Protection |
Principal researcher |
Robert Spooner-Hart, phone 02 6622 3211 |
Research manager |
Dave Alden, phone 02 6271 4128 |
Admin contact |
Gar Jones |