Associate Professor Helen Spafford

Key research

• Improve the safety and effectiveness of biological control of weeds and insect pests.
• Increase human understanding and appreciation of insect ecology and insect-plant interactions.
• Improving teaching in higher education.

Major Research Interests

• Applied entomology
• Biological control of weeds and insect pests
• Insect ecology

Current Projects

• Factors influencing the establishment of introduced biological control agents.
• Evaluation of biological control.

Funding Received

• Grains Research and Development Corporation
• CRC Australian Weed Management

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Research Profile

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Centre of Excellence for Climate Change Woodland and Forest Health
School of Animal Biology,
University of Western Australia (M084)
35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

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