Biological Control - A Management Tool in BC

• FREE
• 3 Courses
• 1h 0m

This webinar is approved in BC for one Industrial Vegetation & Noxious Weed Continuing Education Credit (CEC) towards pesticide applicator certification. To qualify for the credit, you must be a member of IVMA's Continuing Education Program and you must watch the entire webinar and take the quiz at the end. If you would like to become a member click to join: ISCBC or IVMA

If you are not a member and do not need to access the quiz at the end for Continuing Education Credits you can access the webinar for free through our YouTube Channel. 

Overview: Biological control, or biocontrol, is a very important tool in controlling invasive species. It involves controlling various pests, including invasive plants, by introducing natural enemies.

Using biological control as a management tool in BC involves a multifaceted approach, from navigating legislation, policies and funding, to examining multi-country research, current science, data and databases, agencies and practitioners.

Most importantly, using biological control to manage invasive plants requires an understanding of the biocontrol agents, the plants to be controlled and the life cycles and timing of each. This presentation provides an overview of these topics and where practitioners can find more information on using biocontrol effectively.

About the presenter: Susan Turner has been with the BC MFLNRORD Invasive Plant Program for twenty-nine years. As her program is provincial in scope, Susan has an appreciation for the variety and uniqueness of the province and the invasive plant issues. She is a Professional Agrologist and a licensed teacher. She holds a BSc in Biology and a BEd in secondary sciences from the University of BC As the Biocontrol Specialist, Susan is a liaison with federal and global biological control scientists on behalf of BC’s interests and maintains a current understanding of legal requirements to import biocontrol agents. She oversees the program that is committed to obtaining new biocontrol agents for the province, understanding their BC habitat requirements and effects on their target plants and ensuring information is shared with clients and the public.