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NAISMA’s virtual Classical Weed Biocontrol Summit, Highlighting and Fostering International Collaborations that Enhance Weed Biocontrol in North America, took place on December 2, 2021, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. CT.
The Annual Weed Biocontrol Summit communicates the latest information in weed biocontrol research to North American invasive plant managers, educators, and researchers.
In 2021, we focused on international collaborations, which are a critical component in developing weed biocontrol opportunities for our most troublesome weeds. Without foreign exploration and research and development through international collaborations, weed biocontrol simply would not exist. This year we will hear from international partners spanning five continents that help make biocontrol a readily available weed management tool for North America.
Photos courtesy Montana Biocontrol Project.
2 December 2021, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. CT
11:00-11:05 Introduction, acknowledgment statement, housekeeping
11:05-11:30 Hariet Hinz, Switzerland
11:30-11:55 René Sforza, France
11:55-12:20 Massimo Cristofaro, Italy
12:20-12:40 Iain Paterson, South Africa
12:40-1:05 Guillermo Cabrera Walsh, Argentina
1:05-1:15 Break
1:15-1:40 Marcelo Diniz Vitorino, Brazil
1:40-2:05 Rose De Clerck-Floate, Canada and Mark Schwarzlaender, Idaho, United States
2:05-2:30 Darcy Oishi and Tracy Johnson, Hawaii, United States
2:30-2:55 Matthew Purcell, Australia
2:55- 3:00 Closing
Hariet L. Hinz
CABI Switzerland
René F.H. Sforza
USDA-ARS-European Biological Control Laboratory (EBCL), France
Massimo Cristofaro
Biotechnology and Biological Control Agency (BBCA), Italy
Iain Paterson
Centre for Biological Control, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, South Africa
Species native to South Africa of importance to North America
Species native to North America of importance to South Africa
Species of joint interest
Guillermo Cabrera Walsh Sc.D.
Foundation for the Study of Invasive Species [Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas (FuEDEI)], Argentina
Prof. Dr. Marcelo Diniz Vitorino
Department of Forestry Postgraduate Program in Forest Engineering, Forest Monitoring and Protection Laboratory, and Regional University of Blumenau, Brazil
Rose De Clerck-Floate
Invasive Plant Biological Control, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Mark Schwarzländer
Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology, University of Idaho, United States
Darcy Oishi
Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Plant Pest Control Branch, Hawaii
Tracy Johnson
US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Hawaii
Matthew Purcell
USDA ARS Australian Biological Control Laboratory, Australia
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