Exotic/Invasive Pests
and Diseases Research Program
The University of California (UC), Agriculture
and Natural Resources Division, recently
held its fall Exotic/Invasive
Pests and Diseases Research Program (EPDRP)
workshop at UC-Davis. The workshop included
30 presentations and 32 poster presentations
on research projects studying the basic and
applied biology of exotic/invasive pests
and diseases that presently affect California
or are likely to do so in the future. The
program funds a broad range of projects including
invasive insects, weeds, pathogens, and vertebrates.
EPDRP is funded by the UC Riverside Center
for Invasive Species Research and the UC
Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
with a special grant from NIFA. EPDRP solicits
new proposals each year for developing and
promoting basic and applied research programs
that address exotic pests and diseases found
in agriculture, urban, and natural environments
in California. This year’s request
for new proposals will be posted on the EPDRP
Web site and are due in April. The program
solicits proposals from scientists affiliated
with public research institutions, both within
and outside of California. Funding is not
restricted to University of California investigators,
although projects are strongly encouraged
to include at least one UC Division of Agriculture
and Natural Resources academic employee as
an investigator to ensure relevance and linkage
to the Agriculture Experiment Station and
Cooperative Extension system. Current investigators
participating in the EPDRP are from Alabama,
California, Florida, North Dakota, New Mexico,
and Texas.
Contact Rick
Roush, UC Statewide IPM Program director
at (530) 752-8350, or Herb
Bolton, NIFA national program leader,
for more information.
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