Development of a Myco-pesticide for control of lesser mealworm in broiler houses
Lesser mealworm is a significant pest of broiler houses that displays significant resistance to a number of current chemical controls. The project seeks to develop biological controls based on Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria basssiana for use in the integrated management of lesser mealworm.
Project date
30 Sep 2016-31 Aug 2018
Principal investigator
Diana Leemon
Project funded by
Multiple industries
Alternative protein
Aquaculture
Cereal grains
Cross industry
Essential oils
Fruits
Game
Honey bees
Nuts
Other rural industries
Pasture, fodder & feed
Poultry
Pulse grains
Focus areas
Industries
Sustainabilities
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