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Speaker Bio
Bernd Blossey
www.invasiveplants.net
Bernd Blossey has been working at the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University since 1992. He was director of the Biological Control of Non-Indigenous Plants Species Program at Cornell and is currently assistant professor. He conducts research on the impact and control of invasive plant species. His current research includes (i) impacts of invasive plants on native flora and fauna,(ii) biological control of non-indigenous plant species in natural areas, (iii) plant-insect interactions, and (iv) invasion and conservation biology.
His extension goals are to make biological control a more predictive science and allow a widespread adoption of this technology. He believes another important aspect in improving the scientific basis of biological weed control include efforts to help implement biocontrol projects through partnerships with agencies and private citizens.