Empowering research dissemination: A collaborative approach

Successfully getting your research into the hands of end users is an important and sometimes overlooked step in the scientific method. This is particularly important while working in applied science, especially at a land-grant institution. Building a multidisciplinary team that is both effective and efficient to address this task is crucial. Classical biological control seen as one of the most sustainable methods to control landscape level invasive plant species. In Florida, federal and state containment labs identify and test biological control agents. Once approved for use, the focus shifts to releasing these agents into affected areas. This involves mass rearing, user education, and coordinated releases. Successful efforts have controlled tropical soda apple and air potato invasions, while ongoing work targets Brazilian peppertree.