AP25PPQFO000C035

Award purpose: APHIS funds are being provided for a variety of survey, regulatory and outreach initiatives in support of Florida’s citrus health program.

This program entails managing existing quarantine pests such as Asian citrus psyllid, citrus greening, sweet orange scab, citrus black spot and citrus canker, while targeting significant citrus pests not known to occur in Florida such as citrus leprosis and citrus variegated chlorosis.

Activities to be performed: This agreement supports our state cooperator in delivering a number of critical survey and regulatory initiatives in order to manage multiple federal quarantines, proactively survey for significant exotic citrus pests not known to occur in Florida and engage with a number of other state, federal, university and industry stakeholders.

These activities include the following: grove pre-harvest survey, nursery environs survey, grower requested survey, an abandoned grove initiative, nursery inspection program, citrus budwood protection, a biocontrol rearing program, regulatory efforts, multiple pest survey, citrus black spot survey, a quality assurance program and public relations.

Deliverables and expected outcomes: Through this mutually beneficial cooperative effort, the cooperator and APHIS endeavor to identify where citrus canker, citrus black spot, sweet orange scab, and citrus greening disease are present, prevent the further spread of the diseases to other citrus-producing areas of the United States, and manage the diseases to maintain both interstate and international export markets.

Both parties will also endeavor to detect the presence of other exotic citrus pests before they have had the opportunity to become established within the state.

Intended beneficiary(ies): The citrus-producing industry of Florida, and that of the United States will directly benefit from the efforts of this project.

The scope of the work involved is designed specifically to manage existing citrus pest issues to prevent further spread, and to monitor for new pests that could become established and pose a threat to the nation’s citrus industry as a whole.

These processes are implemented to ensure interstate and international trade markets remain viable options for our producers.

Subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award: N/A.

Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services

APHIS FUNDS ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR A VARIETY OF SURVEY, REGULATORY AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF FLORIDA’S CITRUS HEALTH PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM ENTAILS MANAGING EXISTING QUARANTINE PESTS SUCH AS ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID, CITRUS GREENING, SWEET ORANGE SCAB, CITRUS BLACK SPOT AND CITRUS CANKER, WHILE TARGETING SIGNIFICANT CITRUS PESTS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR IN FLORIDA SUCH AS CITRUS LEPROSIS AND CITRUS VARIEGATED CHLOROSIS.

10.025 - Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) [USDA]

Florida United States

State-Wide

USDA-APHIS-10025-PPQFO000-25-0228