Revegetation for enhanced biocontrol of pest conical snails (UAD2522)
START
July 1, 2022
FINISH
June 30, 2025
Tags: beneficial | conical snails | flora | GRDC | New in 2023 | parasites | revegetation | silos | snails | Yorke Peninsula
Summary
This study investigates the impact of native revegetation on suppressing conical snail populations on the Yorke Peninsula. The establishment of revegetation strips adjacent to grain cropping paddocks and near silos can enhance the survival of a beneficial parasitoid fly by providing essential floral food resources and refugia, boosting parasitism rates and suppression of pest conical snails. The project team is led by SARDI researchers.
Project Participants
Kym Perry, University of Adelaide
The research
This study investigates the impact of native revegetation on suppressing conical snail populations on the Yorke Peninsula. The establishment of revegetation strips adjacent to grain cropping paddocks and near silos can enhance the survival of a beneficial parasitoid fly by providing essential floral food resources and refugia, boosting parasitism rates and suppression of pest conical snails. The project team is led by SARDI researchers.
Funding
$239,917
This project is a co-investment, with the Grains Research and Development Corporation providing 50% of the total funding.
More information
Kym Perry
T: 08 8429 0738 / 0421 788 357
E: [email protected]
