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This $112,045 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the CFDA 10.025 Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program, will fund survey activities to determine the presence or absence of certain plant pests across Hawaii.

The key activities to be performed include conducting specialty crop surveys targeting 11 specific plant pests, such as the summer fruit tortrix moth and European grapevine moth. The survey data collected will be used to trigger rapid response, mitigation, or eradication efforts if the pests are detected, and to help establish "apparently free" pest status for quarantine purposes if the pests are not found. The results will be entered into the National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS). The intended beneficiaries are field crop farmers, citrus and specialty crop growers, nurseries, and the general public in Hawaii.

Purpose

The purpose of this agreement is to conduct survey activities to determine the presence/absence of plant pests that can be used for regulatory and pest management purposes. 2.

Activities

A specialty crop survey will be conducted targeting summer fruit tortrix moth, golden twin spot moth, castor capsule borer, cocoa POD borer, citrus fruit borer, old world bollworm, european grapevine moth, rosy moth, casuarina tussock moth, false codling moth, and litchi stink BUG. Surveys will be conducted according to cooperative agricultural pest survey (CAPS) approved methods, when available. 3. Deliverables and expected outcomes: the surveys will provide data on resence/absence of the targeted pests. Presence would trigger rapid response/mitigation/eradication, and absence could be used to help establish "apparently free of" status for quarantine(S). Results, both positive and negative, will be entered into the national agricultural pest information system (NAPIS). 4. Intended beneficiary(IES): field crop farmers, citrus and specialty crop growers, nurseries, and the general public. 5. Subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award: no subawards