Genetic variation in the Cotesia flavipes complex of parasitic wasps: towards the effective biological control of stem-borer pests

该项目将确定寄生蜂Cotesia flavipes的世界种群之间的遗传变异，作为澳大利亚甘蔗蛀茎害虫的先发制人的生物控制的前奏。 这些害虫目前不在澳大利亚发生，但在新几内亚和印度尼西亚的作物中发现，因此它们在未来很可能入侵澳大利亚。 本项目的研究结果将有助于阐明C.澳大利亚的黄蜂样种，并提供了手段，使用分子标记，以选择适合控制特定的蛀茎虫种的这种黄蜂的宿主菌株

This project will determine the genetic variation among world populations of the parasitic wasp Cotesia flavipes, as a prelude to the preemptive biological control of stemborer pests of sugarcane in Australia. These pests currently do not occur in Australia, but are found in crops across New Guinea and Indonesia, so that their incursion into Australia is highly likely in the future. The results of this project will clarify the taxonomic status of C. flavipes-like species in Australia and provide the means, using molecular markers, to select host strains of this wasp suitable for the control of specific stemborer species