Action plans from the parthenium workshop relating to biological
control
For optimal long-term application of biological control, priorities for the three action plans were nominated in the order listed, i.e. top priority was assessment of efficacy of established agents. However, if a short-term approach were adopted the review of untested agents would be nominated as top priority.
| Action: |
Ecological studies to improve
understanding of parthenium, and to evaluate effects of
established agents |
| Who: |
Centre for Tropical Pest Management -
doctoral student |
| When: |
3-year study |
| Cost: |
$ 350,000 |
| Funding: |
Rural Lands Protection Board, Meat
Research Corporation, Grains Research and Development Corporation,
Integrated Catchment Management groups (e.g. Murray-Darling) |
| Action: |
Review known untested agents and complete testing and release of suitable agents |
| Who: |
QDNR, International Institute for Biological Control for pathogens |
| When: |
4-year investigation |
| Cost: |
$750,000 |
| Funding: |
Rural Lands Protection Board, Meat Research Corporation, Grains Research and Development Corporation |
| Action: |
Explore for agents in Bolivia, an area that has not been investigated, and explore further for plant pathogenic agents throughout the native range of parthenium |
| Who: |
Under contract to QDNR |
| When: |
2-year part-time survey |
| Cost: |
$500,000 |
| Funding: |
Rural Lands Protection Board, Meat Research Corporation, Grains Research and Development Corporation |
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Larissa Bilston and
Geoff Norton
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