Farm bill initiative - targeted identification of pheromonesand attractants for invasive cerambycid beetles. To detect, prevent and eradicate localized invasions

This Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service provided $123,814 to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025). The award supported targeted identification of pheromones and attractants for invasive cerambycid beetles from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022. A sub-award to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees furthered this work on targeted identification of pheromones and related attractants for these invasive species. The funding advanced the program's goals of protecting U.S. agriculture from economically injurious plant and animal diseases and pests by aiding in detection, prevention and eradication of localized invasions of cerambycid beetles through identification of chemicals that can be used to monitor and control outbreaks.