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DOI: | 10.1093/ee/nvv145 |
Web URL(s): | https://academic.oup.com/ee/article/45/1/101/2465528/Avanex-Unique-Endophyte-Technology-Reduced-Insect Last checked: 02/17/2017 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Pennell, Christopher G. L.;
Popay, Alison J.;
Rolston, M. Philip;
Townsend, Richard J.;
Lloyd-West, Catherine M.;
Card, Stuart D. |
Author Affiliation: | Pennell, Rolston, and Townsend: AgResearch Ltd., Lincoln Research Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand; Popay: AgResearch Ltd., Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand; Lloyd-West and Card: AgResearch Ltd., Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand |
Title: | Avanex Unique Endophyte Technology: Reduced insect food source at airports |
Section: | Biological control - Microbials Other records with the "Biological control - Microbials" Section
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Source: | Environmental Entomology. Vol. 45, No. 1, February 1 2016, p. 101-108. |
Publishing Information: | College Park, Maryland: Entomological Society of America |
# of Pages: | 8 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Airfields; Bird control; Bird repellents; Endophytes; Epichloe; Festuca arundinacea; Insect control; Product profile; Wildlife management
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Trade Names: | Avanex Unique Endophyte Technology |
Abstract/Contents: | "Birds and other forms of wildlife are a major issue for airport authorities worldwide, as they can create hazards to operating aircraft. Wildlife 'strikes,' the majority caused by birds, can cause damage to operating aircraft and in severe cases lead to a loss of human life. Many airfields contain large areas of ground cover herbage alongside their runways that consist of mixtures of grasses, legumes, and weeds that can harbor many invertebrates. Many airfields use insecticides to control insect populations; however, mounting pressure from regional councils and water boards aim to reduce this practice due to ground water runoff and contamination concerns. Avanex Unique Endophyte Technology, a product specifically developed to reduce the attractiveness of airports and surrounding areas to birds, is based on a novel association between a selected strain of Epichloė endophyte and a turf-type tall fescue cultivar. This grassendophyte association acts through a direct mechanism whereby a negative response in birds is created through taste aversion and postingestion feedback as well as an indirect mechanism by deterring many invertebrates, a food source of many bird species." |
Language: | English |
References: | 55 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Pennell, C. G. L., A. J. Popay, M. P. Rolston, R. J. Townsend, C. M. Lloyd-West, and S. D. Card. 2016. Avanex Unique Endophyte Technology: Reduced insect food source at airports. Environ. Entomol. 45(1):p. 101-108. |
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| DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvv145 |
| Web URL(s): https://academic.oup.com/ee/article/45/1/101/2465528/Avanex-Unique-Endophyte-Technology-Reduced-Insect Last checked: 02/17/2017 Access conditions: Item is within a limited-access website |
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