Native budworm in… wheat?

from GRDC Podcast · host Grains Research and Development Corporation

Determining the economic impact of native budworm in wheat crops was not something Dustin Severtson from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) ever expected to be doing. But when WA agronomists and growers started reporting the insects feeding off wheat in spring, DPIRD, backed by GRDC investment, launched glasshouse and in-field research to examine why native budworm was moving into this non-traditional cereal crop host. Contact Dustin Severtson DPIRD More information YouTube Video - Native budworm in wheat GRDC project code: DAW2106-001RTX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices