Natural enemies: beneficials, insect friends with benefits
The second tier of the Australian Grains Pest Innovation Program (AGPIP) looks at beneficial insects in Australian grain crops as an alternate pest control option. With the use of endosymbionts, the team at the University of Melbourne\u2019s Pest and Environmental Adaptation Research Group (PEARG) are using new technology to help increase beneficial insect populations and supress plant virus transmission.\xa0\xa0\nDownload the transcript for this episode\nContact:\nDr Josh Thia\xa0\nUniversity of Melbourne\xa0\nPEARG\njoshua.thia@unimelb.edu.au\nMore information:\xa0\nCesar Australia \u2013 How to send off samples\nCesar Australia \u2013 Beneficial chemical toxicity table\nUniversity of Melbourne \u2013 Pest and Environmental Adaptation Research Group (PEARG)\nGRDC Podcast \u2013 Novel pest solutions podcast\nCesar Australia \u2013 AGPIP\xa0\nGRDC Podcast \u2013 Endosymbionts: Game changing bacteria in insect species Podcast\xa0\nGRDC YouTube \u2013 Endosymbionts: Game changing bacteria in insect species Video\xa0\nGRDC code: UOM1906-002RTX\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices