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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:red'>Action alert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:red'>Status of pathogen quarantine facilities to assist biocontrol research for Fig Buttercup, (Lesser Celandine)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Dear Senator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Please add funding for a pathogen quarantine facility for research for effective, host specific, biological control of Lesser Celandine. Lesser Celandine does so much harm to the environment, becoming the only plant along flat areas next to aquatic habitat, that the environmental impact is critical to about ten percent of the environment across half of the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=625 height=391 style='width:6.5104in;height:4.0729in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D4CE73.83571430" alt=Ficaria><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><a href="http://www.namethatplant.net/article_ficaria.shtml">http://www.namethatplant.net/article_ficaria.shtml</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Marc Imlay, PhD, Chair, MAIPC Biological control working Group </span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Diaz, Rodrigo <<a href="mailto:RDiaz@agcenter.lsu.edu">RDiaz@agcenter.lsu.edu</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 21, 2019 10:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a>>; 'Veronica Manrique' <<a href="mailto:veronica_manrique@subr.edu">veronica_manrique@subr.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Biological control in LA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Technically yes. But there are very few quarantine facilities capable of working with foreign pathogens in USA, that is why not many new foreign pathogens are in the pipeline. Most of the classical biological control of weeds relies on arthropods— insect herbivores.<br></span><br></b>Best,<br><br>Rodrigo<br><br>Rodrigo Diaz, PhD<br>Assistant Professor<br>Department of Entomology<br>Louisiana State University<br>Baton Rouge, Louisiana<br>Phone: 225-578-1835<br>Fax: 225-578-1643<br><a href="http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rodrigo_Diaz5">http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rodrigo_Diaz5</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'> Ma<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>Marc Imlay, PhD, Chair, MAIPC Biological control working Group </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>We request research into Lesser Celandine/ Fig Buttercup pathogenic biological control based on the guidance from Bill Bruckart. Research for a host specific, effective, pathogen biological control of Fig Butter cup (Lesser Celandine) has a good probability of reducing our invasive species damage by a great deal.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>From: Bruckart, William [<a href="mailto:William.Bruckart@ARS.USDA.GOV">mailto:William.Bruckart@ARS.USDA.GOV</a>] <br>Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 2:37 PM<br>To: Imlay, Marc <<a href="mailto:Marc.Imlay@pgparks.com">Marc.Imlay@pgparks.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:jhough@udel.edu">jhough@udel.edu</a><br>Cc: <a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com">ialm@erols.com</a><br>Subject: RE: [MAIPC] lesser celandine control<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Hi Marc,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thanks for your call. I’ve got the email going and have had chance to review your inquiry. The short answer is that the pathogens listed could make the difference. Synchytrium is soil-borne, too, and might be promising for that reason. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>If you will indulge me, there are a couple of things that are worthy of consideration while all this is getting organized. Obviously, densities where it is native are not oppressive. Is there any information about what keeps populations in check where it’s native? It seems that a lot could be learned fairly quickly in Europe that would facilitate conclusion about the potential for biological control. With more effort, other discoveries are possible. The tendency is to look at visible parts of the plant, but there could be a whole complex (or one or two) of organisms that affect bulb health, as well. Artificial treatments (inoculations) with pathogens and insects could also be tested. It may be that, despite the ephemeral nature of the plant, there are organisms (pathogens?) capable of being in place at the right time and thus effective. That would make selection of test species for the U.S. easier. Also, one could look at related plant species (there might be way to test N. Am. relatives in the field, too) to determine non-target risk as well. There are some contacts in Europe that could possibly be connected to such a study.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>It seems worth looking into, Marc. Let me know what develops, please. All the best.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Cheers!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Bill<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>William L. Bruckart, III<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>USDA, ARS, FDWSRU<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>1301 Ditto Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Ft. 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