FORESTRY AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

Purpose

The purpose of this agreement is to examine the host and mate location behaviour of the woodwasp Sirex noctilio and attempt to develop an operational lure for use in survey and detection programs. This agreement has three objectives: a) to provide foundational science to help us understand the use of visual and olfactory signals and cues by forest insect pests; b) to provide management tools for the global invasive forest insect pest, Sirex noctilio; and, c) to strengthen and enhance the relationship between the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria and the Canadian Forest Service. The funding for this agreement will be coming from external, non-federal sources.