一个新的系统利用对蝙蝠友好的结构来促进澳大利亚葡萄园的自然虫害控制,减少杀虫剂和拯救数百万人。 A new system uses bat-friendly structures to boost natural pest control in Australian vineyards, reducing pesticides and saving millions.

由维多利亚州Fowles Wine开发的称为BatNav的新的虫害控制系统,由Coles培育基金提供50万美元赠款,利用战略结构引导昆虫微生物进入葡萄园深处,将其喂食区扩大到边缘之外。 A new pest control system called BatNav, developed by Fowles Wine in Victoria with a $500,000 grant from the Coles Nurture Fund, uses strategic structures to guide insectivorous microbats deeper into vineyards, expanding their feeding zones beyond edges. 研究查明了12种蝙蝠物种,它们自然会食用浅棕苹果虫和虫虫等害虫,每只蝙蝠每晚都在昆虫中吃自己的体重。 Research identified 12 bat species that naturally consume pests like the light brown apple moth and mealybugs, with each bat eating its body weight in insects nightly. 该项目旨在减少杀虫剂的使用,有可能每年节省澳大利亚葡萄酒业5 000万美元。 The project aims to reduce pesticide use, potentially saving Australia’s wine industry $50 million annually. 目前正在四个葡萄园地点测试三个原型,计划在2026年底市场启动之前进行实地试验和改良。 Three prototypes are being tested across four vineyard sites, with field trials and refinements planned before a late 2026 market launch. 在线《 docuseries》也在开发中。 An online docuseries is also in development.