Location: Tropical Crop and Commodity Protection Research
Project Number: 2040-43000-018-035-T
Project Type: Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Jun 15, 2020
End Date: Jun 14, 2024
Objective:
• Continue to cultivate new pest management practices with Phase I nurseries and farms to further develop a systems approach to export compliance.
• Conduct field efficacy trials to test new chemicals to control major pests and to determine rotational partners.
• Develop a fumigation treatment and conduct postharvest trials to determine best approaches for control of pests.
• Provide outreach and grower training to disseminate results and information on the program.
Approach:
• Survey pests at different stages of pre- and post-harvest to assist with systems approach development.
• Conduct field efficacy trials to test new chemicals to control major pests and to determine rotational partners.
• Develop a fumigation treatment and conduct postharvest trials to determine controls needed for invasive pests.
• Train at least 150 HFNA members and allied industry stakeholders on pest management practices to achieve compliance with County, State and Federal agreements for movement of products intra-state and to domestic and international markets.
• Inform the ornamental industry of the tools and resources required to achieve compliance and assist in obtaining the tools and resources
• Survey members to determine an increase in confidence of industry members that the risk of rejection by government agencies can be minimized and whether production will increase as a result of the compliance program for exports
