Risks of introduction and damage from forest insect pests in the boreal forest

据预测，未来几十年，加拿大北部地区森林病虫害的危害将会增加。虫害的增加可能来自通过多种入侵途径引入非本地钻木害虫，以及由森林种植园促进的本地次生害虫的出现。在这个项目中，我们将与省(魁北克森林、动物和公园部多个部门)和联邦监管机构(加拿大食品检验局)以及两家私营林业公司(Norbord Inc.和Rayonier Advanced Material)合作。我们将通过运输工业用重型设备(矿山、锯木厂)和使用对本地和非本地伐木害虫具有广泛吸引力的新型信息素运输受侵扰的木材，确定森林害虫入侵北方地区的途径。我们将确定森林结构、组成和管理如何影响建立非本地有害生物的风险以及本地次生有害生物的出现。然后，我们将开发一个风险模型，以确定可能增加森林病虫害损害风险的林分和景观特征。对于监管机构，我们的项目将改进针对森林病虫害的监测和控制战略，并确定可纳入森林规划的新的创新营林方法。对于行业合作伙伴，我们的项目将提供切实的解决方案，将虫害危害降至最低。对于加拿大，我们的项目将降低与害虫防治相关的成本，保护用于商业和娱乐用途的森林，并限制入侵物种向北方森林的传播。我们还将产生高素质人员(HQP)的专门知识，能够在快速变化的气候中推动解决即将到来的森林害虫浪潮。我们提供了一项明确和具体的计划，以招聘和培训HQP，目标是增加公平、多样性和包容性。这一计划延伸到我们项目的方方面面，包括实验设计、项目决策和招聘。

Damage from forest insect pests are predicted to increase in the coming decades in Canada's boreal regions. Increased pest damage will likely come from introduction of non-native woodboring pests through multiple invasion pathways and from the emergence of native, secondary insect pests that are promoted by forests plantations. For this project, we will partner with provincial (multiple divisions of Quebec Ministry of Forests, Fauna and Parcs) and federal regulatory agencies (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) as well as two private forestry companies (Norbord Inc and Rayonier Advanced Material). We will identify invasion pathways of forest pests into the boreal region through transport of heavy equipment for industry (mines, sawmills) and transport of infested firewood using novel pheromones which are widely attractive to both native and non-native woodborers. We will identify how forest structure, composition and management affect the risk of establishment of non-native pests as well as the emergence of native, secondary pests. We will then develop a risk model to identify stand- and landscape features that may increase risk of damage by forest pests. For regulatory agencies, our project will improve monitoring and control strategies aimed at forest pests and identify new and innovative silvicultural approaches that can be integrated into forest planning. For industrial partners, our project will provide tangible solutions to minimize pest damage. For Canada, our project will reduce costs related to pest suppression, protect forests for commercial and recreational use and limit the spread of invasive species into the boreal forest. We will also generate specialized expertise of highly qualified personnel (HQP) capable of advancing solutions to a coming wave of forest pests in a rapidly changing climate. We have provided a clear and specific plan to recruit and train HQPs with the goal of increasing equity, diversity and inclusion. This plan extends to all aspects of our project including experimental design, project decision making and recruitment.