G Bouwer

Tel: 27 11 717-6329
gustav.bouwer@wits.ac.za

Research Interests

Academic thrust: Microbiology and Biotechnology 

Research field: Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology/Invertebrate Pathology/Microbial Pest Control/Biocontrol/Bacteriology

Research focuses on agricultural biotechnology, environmental biotechnology, biological control, and invertebrate pathology. Current research thrusts focus on different aspects of the bacteriumBacillus thuringiensis, insect-infecting baculoviruses, plant compounds with pest control activity, and the development of biopesticides (pesticides based on naturally occurring substances or microbes that control pests) for the control of plant pests and disease vectors such as mosquitoes. Molecular biology is an integral part of several of the research projects.

website: Invertebrate Pathology and Biocontrol Laboratory