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The grants were provided through USDA Plant Protection Act Section 7721.
March 10, 2020
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FIGHTING LANTERNFLY: Pennsylvania, along with several other Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, are getting grant funding from USDA for spotted lanternfly education, prevention and research. Farm Progress
Millions of dollars in federal grants are being awarded to states for pest and plant health mitigation, including hundreds of thousands toward spotted lanternfly research and prevention.
Maryland is getting $1.2 million in USDA plant protection funding, including $435,434 for spotted lanternfly outreach and $176,104 to support biological control of emerald ash borer.
Pennsylvania, the epicenter of the spotted lanternfly outbreak, is getting $354,321 for spotted lanternfly outreach; $91,518 for researching population dynamics of spotted lanternfly; $120,044 to develop mathematical modeling for helping predict infestations; and $76,890 for mapping plant species that spotted lanternflies prefer.
“Pennsylvania is a critical partner in protecting U.S. agriculture,” says Greg Ibach, USDA undersecretary. “Through these projects, Pennsylvania will be able to better protect its own resources and contribute to USDA’s mission of keeping our nation’s agriculture economy healthy and strong.”
Here is the list of grants per state:
Connecticut
Orchard survey — $26,357
Wasps watchers biosurveillance — $18,150
Forest and agricultural pest outreach — $39,282
Spotted lanternfly funding — $56,613
Delaware
Control of Asian longhorned beetle — $83,073
Brown marmorated stink bug funding — $129,442
Distribution of natural enemies of roseau cane scale — $212,073
Biocontrol of emerald ash borer — $153,352
Maine
Cyst nematode survey — $30,196
Vegetable crop pest survey — $14,336
Berry pest survey — $12,130
Woodborer and bark beetle survey — $35,000
Tree fruit pest survey — $11,391
Tribes in Maine invasive species project — $91,275
Outreach of forest invasive species — $66,622
Firewood outreach campaign — $23,169
Emerald ash borer response — $63,933
Maryland
Creating honeybee colony pest and disease data — $81,882
Phytophthora ramorum nursery survey — $20,000
Asian defoliator survey — $25,000
Walnut twig beetle/thousand canker disease survey — $14,000
Oak commodity survey — $13,500
Identification of fungal intercepts at ports of entry — $103,825
DNA barcodes and imaging resources for downy mildew — $172,800
High-throughput sequencing for detection of regulated pathogens on specialty crops — $140,000
Spotted lanternfly survey — $435,434
National honeybee survey — $112,799
Emerald ash borer research — $176,104
Massachusetts
Orchard commodity survey — $31,200
Phytophthora ramorum nursery survey — $26,500
Developing traps for spotted lanternfly — $89,000
Spotted lanternfly pheromones — $453,729
Monitoring of citrus longhorned beetle — $46,899
Lepidoptera attractants — $58,642
Development of droplet digital PCR for Khapra beetle — $71,529
Forest and ag pest outreach — $74,500
Radio tracking of spotted lanternfly — $99,510
Attract-and-kill to manage Khapra beetle — $149,836
Biological control of spotted lanternfly — $296,920
Evaluating efficacy and persistence of systemic insecticides — $111,948
Long-term suppression of Japanese beetle — $121,147
Spotted lanternfly control — $135,700
New Hampshire
Vegetable pest survey — $10,223
Forest pest survey — $25,000
Orchard commodity survey — $4,991
Firewood pathway outreach — $15,245
Forest pest outreach — $45,000
Emerald ash borer biological control — $96,209
New York
Soybean survey — $50,000
Phytophthora ramorum survey — $13,406
Grape survey — $100,000
Orchard survey — $95,000
Stone fruit survey — $275,000
State diagnostician training — $143,963
Tribal nursery certification — $34,530
Reinstating apple tree certification — $175,000
Remote sensing of hemlock stands — $54,437
Emerald ash borer response — $253,147
Deregulation and enhanced activity of golden nematode — $141,725
Emerald ash borer biological control — $92,860
European cherry fruit fly management — $192,310
Pennsylvania
Developing predictive models for bee pathogen levels — $89,177
Orchard survey — $90,000
Public garden surveys — $75,000
Oak survey — $40,000
Asian longhorned beetle survey — $10,705
Small fruit disease survey — $45,000
Grape survey — $40,000
Walnut twig beetle survey — $15,000
Spotted lanternfly research — $110,633
Screening and identification of wood-boring insects — $57,500
Forest pest outreach — $64,585
Rhode Island
Vegetable crop pest survey — $14,498
Grape survey — $14,498
Nursery and retail plants survey for Phytophthora ramorum — $20,000
Stone fruit survey — $22,720
Forest and agriculture pest outreach — $19,680
Vermont
Exotic wood borer/bark beetle survey — $20,500
Field crops pest survey — $31,082
Vegetable crops pest survey — $18,597
Tree fruit pest survey — $18,597
Forest pest outreach project — $68,963
West Virginia
Asian defoliator survey — $16,000
Grape survey — $5,000
Solanaceous commodity survey — $13,000
Stone fruit survey — $8,000
Nursery and retail plants pest survey — $15,000
West Virginia Invasive Pest Outreach Program — $48,000
Spotted lanternfly surveillance — $230,782
Spotted lanternfly project — $40,000
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