His responsibility for the grant is overall management of Element 3, Task 2: Foreign Exploration for Natural Enemies of Hygrophila. This will include supervision of exploration for natural enemies with partners in India, rearing and identification of insects, preliminary screening of candidate biological control agents in India, and acquiring permits for importation of biocontrol agents into Florida quarantine for host range testing. Dr. Cuda will be responsible for carrying out QA/QC activities, assessments/audits and corrective actions for Element 3, Task 2.