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Research Project: Invasive Ant and Pollinator Response to Prescribed Fire and Forest Management

Location: Pest Management Research

Project Number: 3032-21220-003-016-A
Project Type: Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Sep 1, 2025
End Date: Aug 31, 2027

Objective:
Cooperator will identify all ants (native and invasive) and potential pollinators collected within experimental prescribed burn plots and analyze data gathered. Objectives of research include (1) determining if season of prescribed burn contribute to spread of invasive ants and (2) whether pollinating insects are affected by season of burn.

Approach:
Cooperator will identify all ants (native and invasive) and potential pollinators collected within experimental prescribed burn plots and analyze data gathered.