AN AREAWIDE PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SPOTTED LANTERNFLY AND TREE OF HEAVEN

• Sponsoring Institution: Agricultural Research Service/USDA
• Project Status: ACTIVE
• Funding Source: USDA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 0446773
• Project Start Date: Sep 1, 2024
• Project End Date: Aug 31, 2025
• Program Code: [(N/A)]- (N/A)

Recipient Organization
VA POLYTECHNIC INST
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WINCHESTER,VA 22601

Performing Department
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Non Technical Summary
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Animal Health Component

70%

Research Effort Categories

Basic

15%

Applied

70%

Developmental

15%

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
211	1110	1130	50%
215	1114	1160	50%

Knowledge Area
211 - Insects, Mites, and Other Arthropods Affecting Plants; 215 - Biological Control of Pests Affecting Plants;

Subject Of Investigation
1114 - Peach; 1110 - Apple;

Field Of Science
1130 - Entomology and acarology; 1160 - Pathology;

Keywords

biological

control

tree

of

heaven

pest

management

spotted

lanternfly

invasive

species

areawide

scale

Goals / Objectives
The main objectives of this work are to suppress populations of both invasive species to increase ecosystem health, reduce insecticide inputs against Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) in vineyards and mitigate yield losses, and alleviate impacts on native pollinators and plant species.

Project Methods
ARS will: 1) deliver Verticillium nonalfalfae (VNA) to Tree of Heaven (TOH) under field conditions and document potential spread of VNA by SLF; 2) deliver promising commercially available entomopathogens, Beauveria bassiana and entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) to suppress SLF in the field; and 3) Conduct field-based evaluation of complementary biological control agents against TOH and SLF at an Areawide scale.