The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) was awarded a $389,325 Project Grant by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680). The grant, awarded on September 10, 2024, will fund the establishment of a Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Rearing Lab. This lab will support the USDA Forest Service's efforts to protect and manage non-Federal forest and tree resources from damaging insects, disease-causing agents, and invasive plants. The project aims to develop improved forest health monitoring technologies and on-the-ground management actions to enhance forest resilience and ecosystem health, with a specific focus on the hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive pest that threatens hemlock trees. The 5-year project will run through September 9, 2029.
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