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Research Programs and Projects at this Location

ARS research is organized into National Programs. Within each National Program are research projects. Listed below are  the National Programs and research projects currently conducted at this location.

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Grass, Forage, and Rangeland Agroecosystems (NP #215)
Proactive Classical Biological Control of Tuta absoluta in California
(Cooperative Agreement)
Crop Protection & Quarantine (NP #304)
Biological Control of Invasive Pests in Agroecosystems and Wetland, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystems in the Far Western U.S.
(In-House Appropriated)
Integrated Weed Management and Restoration Strategies to Protect Water Resources and Aquatic and Wetland Ecosystems of the Far Western U.S.
(In-House Appropriated)
Areawide Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila in California
(Cooperative Agreement)
Field Release and Evaluation of Ramularia Crupinae for the Management of Noxious Crupina Vulgaris Populations
(Cooperative Agreement)
Proactive Classical Biological Control of Tuta absoluta in California
(Cooperative Agreement)
Advancing Biological Control of Cheatgrass
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Western USA
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Biological Control of Invasive Weeds Degrading Public Lands
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Development of Cheatgrass Biological Control with Microbes and Integrated Cape-ivy Control to Reduce Populations of Non-native, Invasive Weeds
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Field Release and Evaluation of Ramularia crupinae for the Management of Noxious Crupina vulgaris Populations - Albany
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Genetics, Ecology, and Biological Control of Invasive Annual Grasses - Albany
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Proactive Classical Biological Control of South American Tomato Pinworm in California
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Areawide Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila in California
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Invasive Plant Management Strategies for Endangered Plant Recovery and Tidal Wetland Restoration under Changing Environmental Conditions
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Areawide Control of Spotted Wing Drosophila Using Parasitoids
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Collection, Field Study and Shipment of a Candidate Biological Control Agent of Slenderleaf Ice Plant from the Western Mediterranean Basin
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Collection, Study and Shipment of Candidate Biological Control Agents of Ice Plants in South Africa
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Discovery and Pre-Release Evaluation of Weed Biocontrol Agents
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Discovery and Pre-Release Evaluation of Weed Biocontrol Agents
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Foreign Explorations for Natural Enemies of Invasive Weeds
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Plant-Soil Feedbacks Driving Cheatgrass Invasion
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Prioritizing Weed Targets for Biological Control: Testing a South African Model for Western USA
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Proactive Classical Biological Control of South American Tomato Pinworm in California
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Quantifying Factors that Contribute to the Enemy Release in Weed of Urban Versus Natural Ecosystems
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Synergies in Aquatic Plant Biological Control: Translating Research Between the Southern and Western USA
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Improving biological control of vine mealybug: environmental and site-specific factors affecting establishment and persistence of Anagyrus vladimiri
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Crop Production (NP #305)
Determining Effects of Nutritional and Agrochemical Stressors on Honey Bee Health, via Longitudinal Studies on Colony Performance and Direct Tests
(In-House Appropriated)
Improving honey bee health and food security through breeding and IPM control of parasitic mites in California
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Long-Term Honey Bee Health Colony Monitoring
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Quantifying The Effects of Pesticides on Honey Bee Reproduction
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Biobased Antiviral Treatments for Bee Pollinators
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)