Developing a Program to Increase Early Detection and Reporting of Exotic Woodboring Pests

Walter, Ashley D.; Ellis, Jodie A.; Sadof, Clifford S.

doi:10.1093/ae/55.1.26

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“…A large proportion of publications focused on forest ecosystems (42%; Fig. 1a; e.g., Walter et al 2009). The species studied were primarily terrestrial (61%; e.g., Davis et al 2018), and, of the aquatic species studied, 21% were freshwater (e.g., Oele et al 2015) and 14% were marine (e.g., Skukan et al 2020).…”

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“…The publications also varied in terms of how their campaigns were implemented. Seven of the campaigns focused on a specific vector such as firewood transport (Solano et al 2022), economic trade (Oele et al 2015, Urquhart et al 2017, Cerri et al 2022), solid wood packing materials (Walter et al 2009), boats (Shaw et al 2014, Witzling et al 2016) and bait buckets (Witzling et al 2016). Most of the campaigns were organized by either governments (46%; e.g., Love & Genovese 2019) or academics (38%; e.g., Aloba et al 2017), whereas only one was organized by a non-governmental organization (NGO; Solano et al 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most campaign types were targeted towards a specific audience (55%; e.g., Hands et al 2018) rather than directed at the general public (37%; e.g., Norman-Burgdolf & Rieske 2021). Furthermore, targeted audiences included anglers (e.g., Azzurro et al 2016), beekeepers (Cerri et al 2022), boaters (e.g., Shaw et al 2014), children (e.g., Skukan et al 2020), farmers (Li et al 2021), field workers (Shannon et al 2020), landowners (Santo et al 2015), pest control operators (Walter et al 2009), professionals (e.g., Gupta 2010), policymakers (e.g., Davis et al 2018), residential gardeners (Hands et al 2018) and store owners (Oele et al 2015). The most targeted audience was anglers (25%).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…3). The benchmark used to measure biological efficacy was a change in the biological mass of the invasive species (Love & Genovese 2019), whereas the behavioural benchmarks included awareness (10%; e.g., Shaw et al 2014), behaviour (19%; e.g., Koen & Newton 2021), knowledge retention (33%; e.g., Aloba et al 2017), engagement (29%; i.e., level of compliance, number of volunteers, level of interaction; e.g., Walter et al 2009), reporting species (19%; e.g., McNaught et al 2019) and other (24%; Fig. 3; e.g., risk perception, Shannon et al 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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On the effectiveness of public awareness campaigns for the management of invasive species

Haley,

Lemieux,

Piczak

et al. 2023

Envir. Conserv.

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SummaryInvasive species can have disastrous effects on the ecosystems they invade, requiring costly, labour-intensive mitigation. Public awareness campaigns are often used as a tool to reduce these species’ impacts. While heralded as useful and cost-effective, little evidence suggests that these campaigns contribute to meaningful biological outcomes. Furthermore, awareness campaigns are relatively understudied despite their usage as a common approach to mitigating invasive species. We conducted a literature review to assess publications that evaluated the efficacy of public awareness campaigns for managing invasive species. Out of 4382 papers initially extracted for analysis, we determined that 24 of them included studies conducted on awareness campaigns for invasive species. Four public awareness campaigns were deemed a ‘success’, and the other campaigns’ success was indeterminable due to study design. Our study revealed that inconsistencies in defined end points, unclear procedures and variability of campaigns contribute to there being insufficient evidence to determine the efficacy of public awareness campaigns. To evaluate the true efficacy of public awareness campaigns, we recommend that organizations conducting such campaigns implement rigorous and standardized assessments (e.g., Before–After Control–Impact designs or Bayesian analyses) that include measures of not just changes in the knowledge and behaviour of target audiences, but also relevant biological outcomes.

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Section: Publications and Campaignsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Publications and Campaignsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Campaign Effectivenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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On the effectiveness of public awareness campaigns for the management of invasive species

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Piczak

et al. 2023

Envir. Conserv.

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Phenology and Spatial Distribution of Native and Exotic Tetropium Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

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The co-existence of two closely related Tetropium species in eastern Canada, invasive T. fuscum and native T. cinnamopterum (TF and TC, respectively), provides a model system to investigate seasonal and spatial demographic parameters of biological invasions at the interspecific level. In this study, we take advantage of the similar semiochemical communication of TF and TC to evaluate the abundance of adults of the two species concurrently using grids of traps baited with pheromone and host volatiles in stands of spruce. Adult TF emerged on average 2 wk before TC both in the field and under controlled laboratory conditions. This observation, combined with the early reproduction of emergent females, implies that the smaller (younger) larvae of native TC may be at increased risk of intra-guild predation by TF. The high spatial association between male and female TF in dense, aggregated populations suggests that the rate of mate encounter is depressed in sparse populations toward the edge of the invasive range. The higher level of spatial aggregation for TF than TC, particularly at high population density, suggests a higher propensity of adult TF to congregate at "landmarks." Considering the broader range of host conditions, earlier seasonal emergence, and presumably more effective mate encounter for TF than TC, the exotic TF may be a superior competitor with the potential to displace or reduce the abundance of TC.

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Developing a Program to Increase Early Detection and Reporting of Exotic Woodboring Pests

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On the effectiveness of public awareness campaigns for the management of invasive species

On the effectiveness of public awareness campaigns for the management of invasive species

Phenology and Spatial Distribution of Native and Exotic Tetropium Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

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