SBIR/STTR Research Award
Novel environmentally friendly control of the citrus leafminer, the proliferator of citrus canker, with sex pheromone.
Award amount
$350,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2009Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- ISCA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- K8UCJMA9VW39
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
The goal of the project is to provide control of an important insect pest of citrus trees(citrus leafminer that transmits a lethal citrus canker bacterium) for small and medium US citrus growers. This project is utilizing the sex pheromone of the citrus leaf miner and their Specialized Pheromone and Lure Application Technology (SPLAT) approach to develop a biocontrol program to control the citrus leaf miner. The use of the mating disruption technique is an alternative method of pest control that is environmentally safe, which becomes increasingly important with encroaching urban areas.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Semiochemical Control of the Diamondback Moth for the Crucifer Growers
- Long Lasting Organic Semiochemical Formulation to Effectively Manage Blood Sucking Diptera.
- Ambro Repel: A semiochemical repellent for invasive ambrosia beetles
- "GYOP— Grow Your Own Pheromone: A biobased production method for insect pheromones using transgenic plants"
- "Shielding Spruce and Douglas Fir Trees from Bark Beetle Attack"
Research funding history
80 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2000–2023). Reported award amounts total $26,392,074. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Health and Human Services