Entomological Society of America. Entomology Today.

Invasive insect and arthropod species make for a lot of scary headlines—think emerald ash borer, spotted lanternfly, and Asian longhorned tick, just to name a few. But success stories in invasive-species response are out there. They just need to be told. One of those success stories is the eradication of the European grapevine moth (Lobesia botrana) in northern California after it was found there in 2009. A cooperative, multipronged response effort kept infestations from running wild, and it was declared eradicated in 2016, two years after the last adult moth was caught in the region. The story of this effort is recounted, along with analysis of the invasion’s dynamics, in a study published in January in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America.

CropLife Latin America.

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.

USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.

University of California - Riverside. Center for Invasive Species Research.

California Department of Food and Agriculture. Plant Health Division.

Santa Clara Department of Agriculture (California).

Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner (California).

USDA. Blog.

Key partners and contributors in Napa County, California, recently celebrated and recognized the critical safeguarding accomplishment achieved together, of eradicating the invasive European grapevine moth (EGVM) from the U.S. The keys to success were early detection, our rapid response, and a strong collaboration between federal, state and local officials, growers, university scientists and extension services. Such partnerships remain critical to our ability to safeguard agriculture and facilitate safe trade.

Napa County Agricultural Commissioner (California).

The European Grapevine Moth (EGVM) quarantine is officially lifted from Napa County and California! The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the California Department of Agriculture (CDFA) announced the moth's eradication status on August 18, 2016.

Michigan State University. Integrated Pest Management Program.

See also: Forecasting Invasion Risks for more factsheets

Google.

USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.

A Federal Order is a legal document issued in response to an emergency when the Administrator of APHIS considers it necessary to take regulatory action to protect agriculture or prevent the entry and establishment into the United States of a pest or disease. Federal Orders are effective immediately and contain the specific regulatory requirements.

Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

University of California. Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Cornell University. New York State Integrated Pest Management Program.

See also: Invasive Species & Exotic Pests for more factsheets

CAB International.

University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey.

See also: Pest Alerts for more pests