Description
The Biological Control of Invasive Forest Pests Program is a national funding opportunity focused on the development and transfer of technologies aimed at increasing the use and efficacy of biological control for the management of invasive forest pests. The program is seeking proposals for innovative projects that will advance the development of technology related to biological control of invasive forest pests. Proposals should address the management of invasive forest pests using biological control and contribute to fulfilling the Forest Health Protection mission.
Key aspects of the program include:
• Developing improved methods for assessing/predicting the effectiveness of candidate biological control agents
• Developing techniques and technologies for conducting post-release monitoring and assessments of biological control impacts and agent distribution
• Improving existing and novel utilization of biological control with other control components of integrated pest management
• Developing novel biological control strategies through funding of pilot projects