Plant Pest and Disease Management (PPDM)

Safeguarding our Nation's crops and forests against the entry, establishment, and spread of economically and environmentally significant pests. Assist U.S. agriculture thrive�across the country and around the world.

Farmers, ranchers, agriculture producers, State, local, U.S. Territorial government agencies, public and private institutions and organizations benefit from Federal assistance to eradicate or control injurious plant and animal diseases and pests that are a threat to regional or national agriculture.

Fiscal year 2025: *Targeted antimicrobials to maximize the production and health of Anastrepha ludens, the Mexican fruit fly *Targeted detection trapping for fruit flies based on lure attraction and likelihood of introduction *Targeted identification of pheromones and related attractants for invasive cerambycid beetles in Asia *Technical support for the development of genetic and other control technologies for management of phytosanitary risks for invasive species affecting agriculture in the United States. *Testing commodity-relevant exposures to modified atmospheres on efficacy of phytosanitary irradiation treatments: science to evaluate the current 10% Oxygen limit *The primary purpose of this agreement is to collect and rear select native species found in North Carolina in the family Fulgoridae to support host testing efforts of the spotted lanternfly (SLF).