SOW -Cotton Pest Material 2024 trap specfications.docx

SOW – Material for Cotton Pest Program.

BACKGROUND

The USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), International Services (IS) Cotton Pest program objective is to eradicate the boll weevil and pink bollworm from all cotton-producing areas of the U.S. and northern Mexico in cooperation with States, the cotton industry, and Mexico.

The boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis Boheman, is a native of Mexico and Central America. It was first introduced into the United States near Brownsville, Texas, in about 1892. By 1922, the pest had spread into cotton growing areas of the United States from the eastern two-thirds of Texas and Oklahoma to the Atlantic Ocean. The boll weevil colonized northern and western portions of Texas during a subsequent range expansion that occurred between 1953 and 1966. By 1981, the insect was well established in parts of California, northwestern Mexico and Arizona.

The Southwest Boll Weevil Eradication Program was implemented in 1985 to eradicate the boll weevil from about 233,000 acres in western Arizona, southern California and northwest Mexico. In 1988, the program expanded to include 320,000 acres of cotton in central Arizona.

The pink bollworm (PBW), Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders), was described from larvae recovered from infested cotton bolls in India in 1843 (Noble 1969). It has since become one of the most destructive pests of cotton in many of the major cotton-growing regions of the world.

In its annual meeting on October 9-10, 2000, in El Paso, Texas, the National Cotton Council’s Pink Bollworm Action Committee recommended launching a “bilateral” PBW eradication program in the United States and northern Mexico.

The plan includes coordinated efforts by cotton producer communities and federal, state, local entities in the U.S. and Mexico to combat and eliminate the PBW from cotton-producing regions of West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, and northern Mexico.

Currently Baja California, Sonora and Chihuahua are considered States free of the plagues that are the program target: Cotton Boll Weevil and Pink Boll Worm. This “Pest Free Zones” should avoid Reinfestation trough Trapping activities. Coahuila, Durango and Tamaulipas are States considered infested zones, and require a higher density of trapping.

The operational elements of the program include: 1) mapping to identify cotton field locations, acreage, and genotypes; 2) detection by trapping and visual inspection; and 3) control with minimal insecticide applications.

SCOPE OF WORK

APHIS will award a firm, fixed-price, commercial supplies Purchase Order for the Boll Weevil Traps limited to the USDA, APHIS, IS, located at the following location: USDA APHIS IS, 3549 E. 14TH St., Ste FG, Brownsville, TX 78521.

OBJECTIVES

Trapping identifies the location of boll weevil populations and measures their densities.

The USDA require BW Scout Traps, BW Lure (Grandlure) and Diclorvos insecticide strips, to conduct insect presence and levels of population survey to support the decision-making program activities. Trapping is the first line of attack in boll weevil eradication operations.

TASKS

The contractor shall provide the material, according to the specifications provided by USDA APHIS IS.

Specific Minimum and Allowable Maximum Levels for ordering are within each item listed.

Pheromone Dispenser Specifications Target Insect: Cotton Boll Weevil (Anthonomus grandis) Components:

Grandlure Complete: 0.010 gms.

T-711 Plastisol: 1.147 gms.

Microburst Foil Backed Paper 0.043 gms.

Total Weight ≅ 1.200 gms.

Size: 1 x 1 inch (2.54 x 2.54 cm) Thickness: 0.060” ± 3% (0.152 cm ± 3%) Toxicity Rating: Non Restricted Use Field Life: 14 days Shelf/Storage Life: One (1) year at ambient temperature in sealed packages. Up to two (2) years under refrigeration in sealed packages kept at 4oC/40oF Trap Specifications Target Insect: Cotton Boll Weevil (Anthonomus grandis) Weight: ≅ 100 gm.

Toxicity Rating: Non Restricted Use Response Distance Visually up to 100ft Field Life: Up to 2 crop cycles Shelf/Storage Life: 4 years (under proper storage) Insecticide Strip Specifications Target Insect: Cotton Boll Weevil (Anthonomus grandis) Components:

Dichlorvos: Technical0.090 gms.

T-711 Plastisol: 1.061 gms.

Pigment: 0.006 gms.

Microburst Foil Backed Paper 0.043 gms.

Total ≅ 1.200 gms.

Product assay: Between 6.77% and 7.19% DDVP (Formulation adjusted for handling losses in manufacture) Size: 1x1 inch (2.54 cm x 2.54 cm) Thickness: 0.060” + 3% (0.152 cm + 3%) Weight ≅ 1.2 gm.

Shelf/Storage Life: 2 years at ambient temperature

DELIVERY

Importation Services need to be provided at the Mexican Point of entry, according to the needs of the Mexican fruit fly program. Importation permit needs to be delivered to an USDA employee at the Mexican Point of entry.

GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY

All equipment and materials required for this contract shall be provided by the contractor.

SECURITY

N/A

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

All work shall be performed at the Mexican Point of Entry.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

August 30th,2024