The Latest News On European Grapevine Moth
March 11, 2011 The USDA recently announced that $16.922 million in emergency funding will be made available to prevent the spread of the European grapevine moth (EGVM) in California. This funding will help growers combat the spread of this foreign pest, which was first found in California in 2009.
This funding, made available through USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is dedicated to stopping the spread of the grapevine moth at an early stage. Funds go towards the trapping, detection and surveying of the pest.
For more information on the European Grapevine moth, you can do any of the following:
• Type “European Grapevine Moth” into the search bar at the top of this page
• Visit the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Web page devoted to EGVM at http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/egvm/index.html
• Get a university perspective by visiting the University of California-Davis Statewide IPM Program page at http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/EXOTIC/eurograpevinemoth.html
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