Lead Researcher (PI): Owen Olfert

Institution: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

Total WGRF Funding: $245,905

Co-Funders: Manitoba Canola Growers Association, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers

Start Date: 2014

Project Length: 5 Years

Objectives:

To coordinate insect surveillance programs prairie-wide that are designed to keep the Canadian agriculture industry informed of the risks to crop production from pest species and to highlight and conserve their natural enemies in field crops by: i) developing and implementing field surveillance technologies and laboratory assays, ii) developing novel forecast and risk assessment technologies, and iii) develop technology transfer and communication tools