His responsibilities include overall management of Element 3, Task 3: Collaborative Effort to Search for Natural Enemies of Hydrilla in East Africa. This will include supervision of exploration for natural enemies with partners in Africa, rearing insects, application for importation of candidate biological control agents, importation of agents, host range testing in Florida quarantine, application for field release of selected agents, field release and post-release evaluation. Dr. Overholt will be responsible for carrying out QA/QC activities, assessments/audits and corrective actions for Element 3, Task 3.