MELODOS

(acronym for Melocont Dosage) is a joint project of Bezirkslandwirtschaftskammer Landeck, Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung  – Gruppe Agrar and University Innsbruck, to characterise the persistence of the entomopathogenic fungal antagonist – Beauveria brongniartii BIPESCO 2 – in Melolontha infested areas in North Tyrol (Austria).

The project is funded by the Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung, (DB No. 359235).

Maikäfer-Monitoring und Persistenzerhebung des Pilzpathogens Beauveria in ausgewählten Befallsgebieten in Tirol.

In cooperation with the Regional Chamber of Agriculture Landeck/Tyrol and the Office of the Tyrolean Regional Government, Gruppe Agrar, a Melolontha (European cockchafer) monitoring will be carried out, with focus on the Tyrol region West.

In addition, the application success of the biocontrol product Melocont^TM Pilzgerste is evaluated, after applying the fungal product once at two different quantities for sustainable control of the major white grub pests at three sites (i.e. European cockchafers).

Runtime: 2022-2023

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Co-ordinator: Dr. Mag. Hermann Strasser