Australian plague locust population genetics and migratory behaviour

澳大利亚鼠疫蝗群体遗传学和迁徙行为

• 批准号: LP0669080
• 负责人: Prof Stephen Simpson
• 金额: $ 31.57万
• 依托单位: The University of Sydney
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2007-03-14 至 2010-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0669080
• 关键词: Australian; plague; locust; population; genetics

The project will allow improved monitoring and forecasting of locusts in Australia and thereby help prevent locust outbreaks. Benefits will arise directly through greater effectiveness in reducing locust damage to crops, and indirectly to Australian rural industry generally through the economic benefits of reduced losses and locust control costs. Environmental and social benefits will also arise from reduced, better targeted use of chemical insecticides. This in turn can produce secondary economic benefits, e.g. through enhanced growth and profitability of the organic beef industry within the main locust-outbreak area.

该项目将改善澳大利亚蝗虫的监测和预报，从而有助于防止蝗虫暴发。通过更有效地减少蝗虫对作物的损害，将直接产生效益，通过减少损失和蝗虫控制费用的经济效益，将间接地给澳大利亚农村工业带来效益。减少和更有针对性地使用化学杀虫剂也将产生环境和社会效益。这反过来又可以产生次要的经济效益，例如通过在主要蝗灾地区提高有机牛肉业的增长和利润。