The exchange has vastly increased the visibility of this important area of research and fostered major interactions across commodity, discipline, and agency boundaries. The cooperative interaction and increased visibility of aerobiology research has and will continue to result in savings due to cooperative sharing of knowledge and technology. International trade and travel have increased the rate at which exotic organisms are introduced into North America. Thus the movement of pests and beneficials in the atmosphere may exacerbate pest problems at the regional scale. Membership Organized by the North Central Region of the United States, official representation to this committee includes the Eastern, Southern, and Western Regions.
Affiliates span the North American continent.
Active members are entomologists, plant pathologists, biometeorologists, radar specialists and palynologists. Distinguish genotypic and phenotypic forms of agriculturally important biota that move significant distances via atmospheric motion systems. Develop prognostic techniques to identify origins, destinations, and types of agriculturally important biota that move in the atmosphere. Determine the influence of migrant and dispersant biota on agricultural production. Develop management strategies for manipulating migration and dispersal of biota in ways beneficial to agriculture.