Location: Invasive Plant Research Laboratory
Project Number: 6032-22000-013-147-R
Project Type: Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Oct 1, 2024
End Date: Jun 30, 2025
Objective:
Objective 1: Survey for and collect untested herbivores on Lygodium microphyllum in the new origin of invasion, Southeast Asia.
Objective 2: Develop and conduct host testing and related research for the most promising Lygodium microphyllum agent/s.
Approach:
Objective 1: We will survey for novel agents in the native range of L. microphyllum, particularly in Southeast Asia, the newly determined
origin of Florida L. microphyllum. Our particular focus will be Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Further, we will establish relationships
and collaborations with researchers and organisations in countries near to the area of origin that have not previously been surveyed,
such as Vietnam and potentially the Philippines. Specific regions will be chosen based on the expanded molecular analysis of the origin
of L. microphyllum in Southeast Asia.
