Agreement Number
692B2916500
Awardee Name
Rutgers University
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Bats as tools for the early detection of agricultural pests
Awardee State/Territory
New Jersey
Involved States/territories
New Jersey
Award Year
2016
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$70,862.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Habitat
Resource Concern (Specific)
Plant pest pressure
Degraded plant condition
Conservation Practice(s)
Pest Management Conservation System
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management
Project Background
This project will determine the extent to which bats can detect and consume agricultural insect pests earlier than standard monitoring practices, and it will compare the economic costs associated with each methodology and provide further evidence to support the unrecognized and underexploited role of bats as agents of agricultural insect pest surveillance.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No