Traversing a treacherous landscape: Modelling caterpillar movement and behaviour on whole plants at multiple scales. [ 2006-01-01 - 2009-12-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Bronwen Cribb (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Jim Hanan (Chief Investigator) ,  Prof Myron Zalucki (Chief Investigator) ,  ARC Linkage Grant LP1701000985 (Funded by) ,  Dr Sanford Eigenbrode (Partner Investigator)
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Brief description Traversing a treacherous landscape: Modelling caterpillar movement and behaviour on whole plants at multiple scales. How caterpillars move on plants and where they feed is central to developing plants resistant to these insect pests. Our research program will generate computer models of caterpillar behaviour on virtual plants that interact in realistic ways with the changing structure of the plant as it grows, its micro-architecture and environment. We provide a set of tools that will form the cornerstone of important future research agendas in the ecology of foraging caterpillars, optimisation of insecticide spray application, and the development of novel genetically transformed plants for insect control central to the future of Australian agriculture.\r\n\r\n

Funding Amount $366,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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