U.S.-Australia Cooperative Research: Biological Control of the Pine Bark Beetle

该奖项将支持C.W.教授之间的合作研究。 格鲁吉亚大学的贝里斯福德博士说，达尔斯滕 加州大学伯克利分校的F.D.摩根博士 澳大利亚阿德莱德大学。 研究人员将研究 昆虫寄生虫和捕食者对松皮甲的影响 澳大利亚，并在这样做的同时，还将制定一个可靠的抽样， 这种类型的未来评估技术。 澳大利亚的环境非常适合这项研究， 因为松树树皮甲虫是那里唯一的树皮甲虫， 因此，它与寄生虫和捕食者的相互作用， 在没有竞争物种混杂影响的情况下进行研究。 的 项目结合了三个投资者的经验和专业知识， 那些来自美国的是寄生虫专家， 松树树皮甲虫的捕食者，和他们的澳大利亚合作者 一直在指导一项针对这些昆虫的生物控制计划。 这项工作有可能增加我们对 农业害虫的生物防治方法，以及一些 经典生物防治的基本方面，如单一与 生物学上的敌人。

This award will support cooperative research between Professor C.W. Berisford of the University of Georgia, Dr. D.L. Dahlsten of the University of California, Berkeley, and Dr. F.D.Morgan of the University of Adelaide, Australia. The investigators will study the effects of insect parasites and predators on the pine bark beetle in Australia and, in so doing, will also develop a reliable sampling technique for future evaluations of this type. The Australian environment is a uniquely suitable one for this study, since the pine bark beetle is the only species of bark beetle there, and its interaction with parasites and predators can therefore be studied without the confounding effects of competitor species. The project combines the experience and expertise of the three inves- tigators; those from the U.S. are experts on the parasites and predators of the pine bark beetle, and their Australian collaborator has been directing a biological control program for these insects. The work has the potential to increase our understanding of the biological control process for agricultural pests, as well as of some basic aspects of classical biological control, such as single vs. multiple introductions of biological enemies.