SPLAT PBW: Long Lasting Sprayable Pheromone Formulation to Eradicate Pectinophora Gossypiella

Recipient Organization
ISCA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2060 CHICAGO AVE STE C2
RIVERSIDE,CA 92507

Performing Department
(N/A)

Non Technical Summary
There are no effective pheromone tools that combine the ease of application and the necessary longevity to execute an eradication plan of this magnitude (continental US). If successful, this SBIR will result in SPLAT-PBW, a flowable emulsion formulation that delivers both the sex pheromone gossyplure and a killing agent to provide season-long control of PBW populations with a single application. SPLAT-PBW will shift the eradication cost equations significantly, saving $206 million in four years of eradication of PBW in the targeted 1,715,000 acres of cotton.

Animal Health Component

100%

Research Effort Categories

Basic

(N/A)

Applied

100%

Developmental

(N/A)

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
211	1710	1130	20%
211	1711	1130	20%
211	1719	1130	20%
216	1710	1130	20%
216	1711	1130	20%

Knowledge Area
211 - Insects, Mites, and Other Arthropods Affecting Plants; 216 - Integrated Pest Management Systems;

Subject Of Investigation
1711 - Long fiber cotton; 1719 - Cotton, other; 1710 - Upland cotton;

Field Of Science
1130 - Entomology and acarology;

Keywords

pheromone

mating disruption

attract and kill

mechanical application

integrated pest management

environmentally safe;

Goals / Objectives
This USDA SBIR Phase I research and development project will result in an effective, long-lasting, sprayable formulation to eradicate Pectinophora gossypiella, the cotton pink bollworm (PBW) from the United States.

Project Methods
SPLAT is a proprietary base matrix formulation of biologically inert materials used to control the release of semiochemicals and/or odors with or without pesticides. This project will demonstrate the feasibility of SPLAT PBW formulation that can be applied using conventional spray equipment, that lasts for 4 months (or longer) in the field, that releases nearly all the active ingredients it contains by the end of the season, and is biodegradable and safe. This formulation will be revolutionary and will provide the USDA and cotton growers in the U.S. with efficiency, ease of use and substantial savings. The technical, economic and social benefits are clear.

Progress 06/01/07 to 01/31/08

Outputs
This USDA SBIR Phase I research and development project will result in an effective, long-lasting, sprayable formulation to eradicate Pectinophora gossypiella, the cotton pink bollworm (PBW) from the United States. This project will contribute to USDA's section 8.2 Plant Production and Protection - Biology, to examine means of enhancing crop production by applying biological approaches to reducing the impact of harmful agents.

Impacts
The problem we propose to solve has been judged significant and of high importance and the R&D leading to SPLAT PBW would significantly aid in current eradication programs led by USDA/APHIS. USDA-APHIS and the Arizona Cotton Research and Protection Council corroborate the potential importance of this new technology. The work towards eradicating this pest would reduce the expense of pesticide application as well as the inherent risk of applying those pesticides to the environment and the applicator. This would provide an advantage to the US grower not enjoyed by those overseas.

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