Development of a novel, non-chemical technique based on the EppoMNPV baculovirus for the control of the lightbrown apple moth

在澳大利亚，苹果浅褐蛾（LBAM）是许多园艺作物的严重害虫，每年造成约2100万美元的经济损失。 控制LBAM的方法依赖于使用杀虫剂。 然而，该害虫已对多种化学品产生抗药性，本建议旨在评估EppoMNPV多角体病毒作为杀虫剂替代品的潜力。 该病毒的成功开发将为杀虫剂提供一种环境友好的替代品，可用于在一系列不同的情况下控制LBAM，包括阔地和有机生产。

Lightbrown apple moth (LBAM) is a serious pest of many horticultural crops in Australia, costing the economy about $21 M pa. Methods for controlling LBAM have relied on the use of insecticides. However, the pest has developed resistance to a wide range of chemicals used against it. This proposal aims to assess the potential of the EppoMNPV polyhedrosis virus as an alternative to insecticides for its control. Successful development of the virus will provide an environmentally benign alternative to insecticides that can be used to control LBAM in a range of different circumstances including broadacre and organic production.