This survey is a continuation of the bundled surveys conducted in previous years

This Cooperative Agreement award for $107,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) supports a survey and outreach program to detect multiple insect pests and pathogens that threaten Minnesota.

The award will fund trapping and visual surveys at up to 85 sites concentrated near urban areas, as well as education and outreach activities to increase awareness of pest prevention and detection. Key deliverables include data entry and reporting on the survey findings. The intended beneficiaries are the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the USDA Plant Protection and Quarantine program, and the people of Minnesota and the United States.

The survey targets the detection of multiple insect pests and pathogens that threaten minnesota. Surveys for multiple insect and disease targets will be conducted at up to 85 sites concentrated near urban centers due to the convergence of multiple pathways in these locations. In addition to survey, education and outreach will be done to increase awareness of pest prevention and detection through person-to-person interactions at the survey sites, email communication with participants and stakeholders, and presentations at grower conferences. Activities to be performed: trapping and visual survey, education and outreach, data entry, reports. Deliverables and expected outcomes: data entry and reporting. Intended beneficiary(IES): MDA, PPQ, the people of MN and the US. Subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award: N/a