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Project Code
Short Summary
This project aimed to test and develop a biological control agent for use against the potato wireworm.
Year Published
1997
Project Provider
Agriculture Victoria
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This project aimed to test and develop a biological control agent for use against the potato wireworm, Hapatesus hirtus. The biological control agent was a strain of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae. The fungus was produced by CSIRO Division of Entomology and tested at sites known to have potato wireworm.
Project report
Pests diseases and biosecurity
Potatoes
Solanaceous vegetables