Contribution: Small Scale Research
ACADIA UNIVERSITY
$155,250.00
Targeted research on the fate and non-target effects of insecticides used for the control of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Nova Scotia
EF 2024-25 · 2024-12-06
Résumé
The objective of the Project is to evaluate the trade-off of environmental risks of insecticide treatment and environmental damage from hemlock loss in Hemlock Wolley Adelgid, Nova Scotia.
Ministère
Programme
Small Scale Research
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
WOLFVILLE | WOLFVILLE, Nova Scotia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Tel que publié
Reference Number
115-2024-2025-Q3-16249
Amendment Number
0
Agreement Type
Contribution
Recipient Type
S
Recipient Legal Name
ACADIA UNIVERSITY
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Province or Territory
NS
Recipient City
WOLFVILLE | WOLFVILLE
Recipient Postal Code
B4P 2R6
Program Name
Small Scale Research
Program Name (French)
La recherche de petite envergure
Program Purpose
To encourage and accelerate innovation in the natural resources sectors; to assist in the protection of our natural resources; to encourage and develop new and more efficient techniques and technology for sustainable development of our natural resources; and, to provide for a better understanding and knowledge of our natural resources.
Program Purpose (French)
Encourager et accélérer l'innovation dans les secteurs des ressources naturelles; participer à la protection de nos ressources naturelles; encourager et élaborer de nouvelles techniques et technologies plus efficientes pour le développement durable de nos ressources naturelles; permettre une meilleure compréhension et connaissance de nos ressources naturelles.
Agreement Title
Targeted research on the fate and non-target effects of insecticides used for the control of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Nova Scotia
Agreement Title (French)
Recherche ciblée sur le devenir et les effets non ciblés des insecticides utilisés pour lutter contre le puceron lanigère de la pruche en Nouvelle-Écosse
Agreement Number
GC-130617S
Agreement Value
$155,250.00
Foreign Currency Type
CAD
Foreign Currency Value
$0.00
Agreement Start Date
2024-12-06
Agreement End Date
2027-03-31
Description
The objective of the Project is to evaluate the trade-off of environmental risks of insecticide treatment and environmental damage from hemlock loss in Hemlock Wolley Adelgid, Nova Scotia.
Description (French)
L'objectif du projet est d'évaluer le compromis entre les risques environnementaux liés aux traitements insecticides et les dommages environnementaux causés par la perte de la pruche du fait du puceron lanigère de la pruche, en Nouvelle-Écosse.
Expected Results
Identification of indicator species for ecosystem change in Hemlock forests; prediction of risk of non-target effects of pesticide use; assessment of ecosystem change from pesticide use and/or HWA infestation.
Expected Results (French)
Identification des espèces indicatrices du changement de l'écosystème dans les forêts de pruches ; prédiction du risque d'effets non ciblés de l'utilisation de pesticides ; évaluation du changement de l'écosystème suite à l'utilisation de pesticides et/ou à l'infestation par le HWA.
Additional Information
Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.
Additional Information (French)
Subvention ou contribution octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier.
Organization Code
nrcan-rncan
Organization
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
