Final report: Return on Investment for National Vegetable Research and Development Levy
20 May 2009Integrated Viral Disease Management in Vegetable Crops
24 August 2012Project Code
Short Summary
This project has developed a large-scale pilot production facility for the Lepidopteran egg parasitoid Trichogramma ssp.
Year Published
1996
Project Provider
Bio Protection pty Ltd
Attachment
Bio-protection Pty Ltd of Warwick Qld has established a pilot production insectary to mass rear Trichogramma ssp. Wasps for use in horticultural crops. The wasps are about .25mm long and kill Lepidopteran pests by paratising their eggs. Two species T.nr.brassicae and T.funiculatum are now being produced. In a range finding, trial conducted by Peter Bailey of the Department of Primary Industries South Australia, T.funiculatum showed commercial potential against Light Brown Apple Moth in a vineyard at Coonawarra.
Project report
Pests diseases and biosecurity