Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Automation of the Process of Budworm Detection by Weather Radar
Agreement Number:
20SBW-MCGILL
Agreement Value:
$46,500.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020
Description:
This project is is to keep spruce budworm (SBW) populations in Atlantic Canada below epidemic levels through targeted insecticide treatments.
Organization:
Natural Resources Canada
Expected Results:
The expected result is the protection of Atlantic Canada’s forest at risk of a spruce budworm outbreak .
Location:
MONTREAL, Quebec, CA H4A 0G4
Reference Number:
115-2019-2020-Q3-08617
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Legal Name:
THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING/MCGILL UNIVERSITY
Program:
Contributions in support of the Spruce Budworm Early Intervention - Phase II
Program Purpose:
The Spruce Budworm Early Intervention Strategy - Phase II Program is designed to reduce the risk of outbreak in Atlantic Canada by developing and applying a novel, science-based, less-costly, and more effective forest protection approach that if successful, could prevent or limit an outbreak and associated socio-economic impact in Atlantic Canada where forestry is one of the largest economic sectors. This approach could also be applied to impending outbreaks of SBW across Canada, and potentially other defoliating insects.