Primary goal

Maintain and increase the productive capacity of the Australian forest industry by diversifying the range of effective, environmentally and socially acceptable pesticide and control methods for weeds, pests and diseases while developing and promoting industry best practices (ie drift reduction technology) and providing considered scientific advice to the public, regulators, legislators and industry.

Key deliverables

• Conduct forest pest management screening, validation and operational trials using accepted
  applied research procedures, or where needed, develop new research procedures.
• Use results from the screening, validation and operational trials towards label registration of new
  pesticides and off-label permits of existing pesticides in collaboration with pesticide manufacturers.
• Develop a series of best-practice guidelines and research procedures specific to forest pest management.

Progress

This project commenced in 2024 and is set to be completed in 2029.

Lead researchers

• Sam Van Holsbeeck
• Andy Howe
• Mark Brown

Project funded by

Forest and Wood Products Australia

Sustainable Development Goals

This project works towards these UN Sustainable Development Goals:

• SDG 13: Climate Action
• SDG 15: Life on Land