Cooperative Agreement AP26PPQFO000C429

AWARD PURPOSE: PROVIDE FUNDING TO CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT A QUARANTINE FOR BOX TREE MOTH (CYDALIMA PERSPECTALIS; BTM) IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. FUNDING IS NEEDED FOR THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SEASONAL STAFF TO CONDUCT TRAPPING, SURVEY WORK, AND SCREENING OF SUSPECT SAMPLES. THIS AGREEMENT WILL ENHANCE THE 2026 MICHIGAN BOX TREE MOTH SURVEY AND RESPONSE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: TRAPPING FOR CYDALIMA PERSPECTALIS WILL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH USDA-APHIS-PPQ-APPROVED METHODS. USING MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO SET AND MONITOR TRAPS OUTSIDE OF THE QUARANTINE AREA TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY INFESTATIONS IN OTHER AREAS OF THE STATE. ALSO SET TRAPS AT ALL TRACE-BACK SITES LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE QUARANTINE AREA THAT RECEIVED BOXWOOD FROM CANADA IN 2021 AS WELL AS LOCATIONS THAT WERE CONFIRMED IN 2025. TRAPS WILL BE MONITORED DURING THE SURVEY SEASON. SAMPLES WILL BE SCREENED, AND SUSPECTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO USDA-APHIS-PPQ FOR IDENTIFICATION. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SUBMITS A BI-ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE MICHIGAN SPHD OFFICE. ALONG WITH DATA SUBMISSIONS, MONTHLY CONFERENCE CALLS AND OTHER NON-FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR THIS AWARD. THE CRITERIA USED TO EVALUATE THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF SITES SURVEYED, SURVEY DATES, SURVEY METHODS EMPLOYED, NUMBER OF SAMPLES COLLECTED, SAMPLE ANALYSIS DATES, SAMPLE ANALYSIS RESULTS, AND DATA ENTRY. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): THE PRESENCE OF DATA OBTAINED FROM THIS PROJECT AND ENTERED INTO THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL PEST INFORMATION SYSTEM DATABASE AND/OR OTHER IDENTIFIED PPQ DATABASES WILL ALLOW FUNDING AGENCIES, LEGISLATORS, AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES ACCESS TO SURVEY RESULTS, THUS HELPING TO SECURE FUTURE SURVEY FUNDING AND MAINTAIN ACCESS TO MARKETS AS WELL AS PROTECTION OF NURSERY INDUSTRIES OF MICHIGAN AND THE UNITED STATES. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: NO SUBRECIPIENTS INCLUDED IN THIS AGREEMENT AT THIS TIME