Source: California Blueberry Commission submitted to NRP
EVALUATION OF ETHYL FORMATE FUMIGATION FOR DECAY AND INSECT CONTROL
Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
USDA INHOUSE
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0443880
Grant No.
(N/A)
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Oct 1, 2022
Project End Date
Sep 1, 2023
Grant Year
(N/A)
Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
California Blueberry Commission
2565 Alluvial Avenue
Clovis,CA 93611
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
(N/A)
Animal Health Component
40%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
30%
Applied
40%
Developmental
30%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
21611201020100%
Knowledge Area
216 - Integrated Pest Management Systems;

Subject Of Investigation
1120 - Blueberry;

Field Of Science
1020 - Physiology;
Goals / Objectives
Conducting confirmatory tests on thrips and mites following ethyl formate fumigation on bulk fruit in totes as well as packed fruit in palletized cartons.
Project Methods
Utilize a cooperative effort between USDA-ARS, USDA-APHIS, California industry, and foreign counterparts to address pest-related barriers to export, and particularly the use of ethyl formate to control gray mold and insect pests. This project is planned in phases, each phase will have its own goals, and these goals will feed those of the following phase. Year 1 will involve the evaluation of the sorption of ethyl formate by blueberries in two scenarios, as well as the desorption as related to potential worker exposure. This year, Year 2, will involve confirmatory testing of insect mortality in the two scenarios. Year 3 will be dedicated to completing research and technology transfer to industry and regulators, including the USDA-Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.