Insect pathology at the Bio-Protection Research Centre, New Zealand
Professor Travis Glare
Bio-Protection Centre, Lincoln University
In this talk I will discuss my group’s research on entomopathogenic microbes, particularly our model systems of the fungi Beauveria and the bacterium Brevibacillus laterosporus. Our research ranges from genomic studies on both groups, direct insect infectivity and toxicity, endophytic colonisation of plants, through to field application and product development. The research is conducted in the Bio-Protection Research Centre, a multi-partner virtual institute funded by the New Zealand government as a Centre for Research Excellence. I will also briefly describe the Centre, its aims and some of the research conducted on systems other than insect pathology and some travelogue of New Zealand.