The National Biological Control Institute (NBCI) has a small grant program for facilitating
biological control. Projects that address information, education, or communication have been
funded by NBCI. Several Extension educational programs have been supported. Eligible
applicants include state and local government agencies, nonprofit institutions of higher
education, and nonprofit associations and organizations. Most of the grants are under $5000,
though proposals up to $10,000 will be considered. If you are in local or state Extension, or
another eligible organization, and wish to develop educational materials or programs specifically
relating to biological control, we encourage you to submit a proposal. The proposals are brief,
only 3-5 pages. For further information, check the NBCI home page on the World Wide Web
or contact Dr. Michael Oraze, National Biological
Control Institute, USDA-APHIS-OA, 4700 River Road Unit 5, Riverdale, MD 20737-1229. Or
telephone 301-734-4329. Proposals must be submitted by January 31, 1996. the basics of
biological control.
This new NBCI-funded site on the World Wide Web from Cornell University provides photographs
and descriptions of major biological control agents of major insect, disease and weed pests in
North America. It is also a tutorial on the concept and practice of biological control and
integrated pest management (IPM). The guide currently includes individual pages of
approximately 40 natural enemies of pest species, with continued expansion envisioned. Each
page includes photographs, descriptions of the life cycles and habits, and other useful
information about each natural enemy. The format for this project is based on that of the manual
Natural Enemies of Vegetable Insect Pests, by Michael P. Hoffmann and Anne C. Frodsham.
Cornell University's WWW Site Wants YOUR Input
Entomologists at Cornell University are busy improving their World Wide Web site (see
story above). They welcome researcher's contributions of information and
photographs of biological control agents they work with to be included on the WWW site. They
hope this site will continue to grow and be reflective of the research currently being done, and of
biological control agents of all regions of North America and systems where they are useful.
Contact Catherine Weeden for more information:
Department of Entomology Barton Laboratory
NYSAES
Geneva, NY 14456
phone: (315) 789-7286
fax: (315) 787-2326
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