Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
College of New Caledonia
$25,000.00
Researching innovative uses of beetle traps to manage spruce bark beetle populations in northern British Columbia
FY 2016-17
Summary
The College of New Caledonia and Synergy Semiochemicals Corp. are collaborating to research and developan innovative technology and process to control spruce bark beetle populations in northern British Columbia.The current spruce bark beetle outbreak in northern BC has affected over 150,000 hectares and is causing anacute problem for the forest industry in this region. Synergy has developed the innovative Multifunnel beetletrap system that may increase catch efficacy over conventional funnel traps. The College will assist Synergywith experiments to evaluate the trap's efficacy in beetle-infested forests on the CNC Research Forest. Inaddition, the research team will investigate the efficacy of novel chemical lures to trap spruce bark beetlepopulations in recently harvested areas.Students from the College's Natural Resources and Environmental Technology program will assist with thisresearch project. Students will be provided with opportunities to apply their skills related to forest pestmanagement to an urgent problem facing the forest industry, and will develop enhanced skillsets in beetlecontrol methods and applied research.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
499071-2016
Name nom
Griesbauer, Hardy
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
22211
Institution établissement
College of New Caledonia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
201
Area of application group en
Natural resources (economic aspects)
Area of application group fr
Ressources naturelles (aspects économiques)
Area of application en
Forestry (silviculture, forest management)
Area of application fr
Foresterie (sylviculture, aménagement forestier)
Research subject code
4713
Research subject group en
Evolution and ecology
Research subject group fr
Évolution et écologie
Research subject en
Chemical ecology
Research subject fr
Écologie chimique
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Researching innovative uses of beetle traps to manage spruce bark beetle populations in northern British Columbia
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The College of New Caledonia and Synergy Semiochemicals Corp. are collaborating to research and developan innovative technology and process to control spruce bark beetle populations in northern British Columbia.The current spruce bark beetle outbreak in northern BC has affected over 150,000 hectares and is causing anacute problem for the forest industry in this region. Synergy has developed the innovative Multifunnel beetletrap system that may increase catch efficacy over conventional funnel traps. The College will assist Synergywith experiments to evaluate the trap's efficacy in beetle-infested forests on the CNC Research Forest. Inaddition, the research team will investigate the efficacy of novel chemical lures to trap spruce bark beetlepopulations in recently harvested areas.Students from the College's Natural Resources and Environmental Technology program will assist with thisresearch project. Students will be provided with opportunities to apply their skills related to forest pestmanagement to an urgent problem facing the forest industry, and will develop enhanced skillsets in beetlecontrol methods and applied research.
