To develop and test a non-sticky, "dry" trap for monitoring the quarantine pest, tomato leaf miner (phthorimaea absoluta; lepidoptera: gelechiidae), as an alternative to the currently used plastic…

The Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida was awarded a $139,181 Cooperative Agreement from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care (CFDA 10.025) grant program. The purpose of this 12-month award is to develop and test a non-sticky, "dry" trap for monitoring the quarantine pest, tomato leaf miner (Phthorimaea absoluta; Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), as an alternative to the currently used plastic delta trap used for surveillance programs. This research and development project aims to provide an improved monitoring tool to support USDA APHIS programs focused on managing this agriculturally important pest.

To develop and test a non-sticky, "dry" trap for monitoring the quarantine pest, tomato leaf miner (phthorimaea absoluta; lepidoptera: gelechiidae), as an alternative to the currently used plastic delta trap used for surveillance programs.