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February 16, 2011
USDA Announces
Additional Funding to Combat European Grapevine
Moth in California (Feb 7, 2011) USDA.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
USDA's
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
has released $16.922 million in emergency funding
to prevent the spread
of European
Grapevine Moth in California. The
destructive moth was found in the Napa Valley
of California in Oct 2009, which was the first
occurrence of this moth in the U.S. and North
America. EGVM is a serious pest of grape, feeding
on the flowers and bunches. See European
Grapevine Moth from the California Department
of Food and Agriculture for more information.
