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Research Project:
TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS OF MELALEUCA
Location: IPRL, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Project Number: 6629-22000-009-16
Project Type:
Reimbursable
Start Date: Nov 17, 2004
End Date: Sep 30, 2009
Objective:
Evaluate in U.S. quarantine Australian melaleuca insects for use as biological control agents. Establish in Florida persistent populations of approved insects.
Approach:
Determine melaleuca insect biologies, develop mass rearing procedures, screen insects for host range, examine larval feeding preferences, release into field nurseries in south Florida, monitor for population establishment, evaluate population dynamics.
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Last Modified: 11/08/2008
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