He has been involved in numerous projects related to pest management problems within Ontario and has extensive knowledge in the operation, design and implementation of forest ecosystem surveys. Mr. Czerwinski is an expert in the birding field and has been involved in survey projects and has written several publications in this field. Paul Bolan has experience within operational and research scale monitoring, including evaluation of experimental pest management trials. Because of this Canada is heavily involved in both national and international initiatives regarding both sustainable development and forest ecosystems management. The BioForest Surveys Division provides data gathering and analysis services for forest health management.
Emphasis is placed on integrated pest management projects.
Integrated pest management is an approach to pest control that uses regular monitoring to determine if and when treatments are needed, and employs physical, mechanical, cultural, biological and educational factors to keep pest numbers low, where chemical pesticides are used as a last resort. Such programs incorporate suitable control measures to reduce pest-related losses to an acceptable level while reducing risks to ecosystems and human health. The application of such management systems reduces the overall use of chemical pesticides and consequently reduces the exposure of both humans and plants to higher levels of chemicals. Integrated pest management systems begin with the identification and monitoring of pests. Economic, damage and action thresholds can then be established and subsequent action can then be taken to maintain levels below the set thresholds.