NIGP 48559: Insect Control Units, Chemical or Electric, Lures and Traps

NIGP 48559 Insect Control Units, Chemical Or Electric, Lures And Traps (Item) covers specialized pest monitoring and control devices that state and local governments procure for agricultural pest surveillance, facility pest management, and integrated pest control operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing yellow panel traps for exotic fruit fly and Asian citrus psyllid detection, pink bollworm delta traps, Japanese beetle trap components, European grapevine moth lures, peelable superchargers for walnut husk fly and cherry fruit fly monitoring, electric fly control devices with replacement UV bulbs, and comprehensive pest control services bundled with traps and lures across multiple facility types. The issuing-body mix spans state departments of agriculture (California Department of Food and Agriculture), county governments (Pasco County, Hillsborough County, Cobb County), municipal agencies (City of Philadelphia, City of McKinney, Housing Authority of the City of Alameda), and higher-education institutions (Valencia College). Repeat buyers include the California Department of Food and Agriculture, which has posted multiple agricultural-surveillance procurements between April and July 2026, and the City of Philadelphia, which solicited both electric fly control devices and replacement bulbs in May and July 2026.

California dominates recent activity, with the state department of agriculture issuing at least five separate RFQs for trap and lure components (yellow panel traps for fruit fly and citrus psyllid programs, pink bollworm traps, Japanese beetle trap tops and catch cans, European grapevine moth lures, and peelable superchargers) between May and July 2026. Florida jurisdictions also show significant procurement volume, including Valencia College's comprehensive pest control services ITB (ITB 2026-04, bids due September 3, 2025, with three vendors bidding and a $88,749.84 first-place award to PowerX, Inc.), Pasco County's as-needed herbicides and pesticides IFB (IFB-SP-26-074, bids due June 16, 2026), and Hillsborough County's janitorial and operational supplies IFB (ITB-26-00319, bids due July 24, 2026, estimated at $765,679.84). Additional recent opportunities span Texas (City of McKinney pest control ITB 2672ITB, bids due August 20, 2026), California (Housing Authority of the City of Alameda as-needed pest control services ITB 2026ITBAS003, bids due August 28, 2026), and Georgia (Cobb County School District custodial equipment bid B27046, bids due September 23, 2026, estimated at $550,000).