Location: Invasive Plant Research Laboratory
Project Number: 6032-22000-012-010-R
Project Type: Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Oct 1, 2015
End Date: Sep 30, 2020
Objective:
Mass rear biological control agents of invasive weeds and rapidly disperse them throughout the CERP landscape.
Approach:
Biological control agents for use against invasive plants (e.g., Melaleuca, Lygodium, Schinus, Casuarina) in the greater Everglades region will be mass reared and dispersed into 11 x 11mi grid cells within the geographic boundaries of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. Release sites will be monitored for population persistence, insect migration, and plant damage.
