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Agritech · Private

Monitoring and attract-and-kill systems for ambrosia beetle pest control

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Agritech
Total capital: $3.1M

Federal grants: $1.1M; 8 awards · 2009–2017; Rank in peer group#24 of 28
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $2M; 95 awards · Agriculture; Rank in Agritech#26 of 882
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

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Latest events

May 2026Federal contractAgriculture · The Purpose Of This Delivery Order Is To Enter Into A Firm Fixed Price Order Off Usda Contact 12639523D0073 For General Forestry Lures.$77K
Mar 2026Federal contractAgriculture · Delivery Order Off Of Usda Idiq #12639524D0022 For Cydalima Perspectalis Lures.$10K
Feb 2026Federal contractAgriculture · Cross Vane Panel Traps Internal (ppq) Identification No's: Cross Vane Panel Trap, Black: Id No. 7 Plastic Bucket Trap - Multi Color: Id No. 681 Plastic Bucket Traps, Lure Basket Replacement: Id No. 781$56K
Jan 2026Federal contractAgriculture · General Forestry Lures$155K
Sep 2025Federal contractAgriculture · Geranyl Acetol Lure (tetropium)$25K
Aug 2025Federal contractAgriculture · Purchase Of Green And Multi-colored Bucket Traps On An Existing Contract 12639524D0081 2,500 Units Of Plastic Bucket Trap - Green, At $7.50 Each For A Total Of $18,750 2,300 Units Of Plastic Bucket Trap - Multi Color, At $7.50 Each For A Total$36K
May 2025Federal contractAgriculture · Cydalima Perspectalis Lure Purchase Off Of Existing Usda Contract 12639524D0022$3K

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Apr 2025Federal contractAgriculture · Delivery Order Against 12639523D0073 Forestry Lures Idiq$42K
Mar 2025Federal contractAgriculture · Purchase Of 2,500 Conogethes Punctiferalis Lure At $5.00 Each Plus $20.00 Shipping Fee For A Total Of $12,520$13K
Mar 2025Federal contractAgriculture · Delivery Order For Forestry Lures Off Of Usda Idiq 12639523D0073.$25K
Mar 2025Federal contractAgriculture · Purchase Of 1,000 Plastic Bucket Traps, Lure Basket Replacement, At $1.25 Each For A Total Of $1,250 Order Against An Existing Contract 12639524D0081$1K
Sep 2024Federal contractAgriculture · Order Off Of Usda Idiq 12639524D0081 For Cross-vane Panel Traps And Plastic Bucket Traps$50K
Sep 2024Federal contractAgriculture · Conogethes Punctiferalis Lure. Single Internal (ppq) Identification # 1222$14K
Sep 2024Federal contractAgriculture · Thaumetopoea Processionea Lure (oak Processionary Moth) Internal (ppq) Identification # 118$10K
May 2024Federal contractAgriculture · Delivery Order Off Of Usda Contract 12639523D0073 For Forestry Lures$23K
Apr 2024Federal contractAgriculture · Delivery Order For Forestry Lures Off Of Usda Contract 12639523D0073.$64K
Apr 2024Federal contractAgriculture · Delivery Order For Forestry Lures Off Of Usda Contract 12639523D0073$67K
Mar 2024Federal contractAgriculture · Cydalima Perspectalis Lure Purchase Budget Approver: Rhonda Williams Accounting Code: 2424PQED0624PESTDPSTDNTUSDA Procurement Forecast # 6658$12K
Jul 2023Federal contractAgriculture · Do For Forestry Lures$29K
Jul 2023Federal contractAgriculture · Cross Vane Panel Trap, Coated W/fluon, Translucent, Complete Trap (ID-921), Cross Vane Panel Trap, Coated W/fluon, Black, Complete Trap (ID-7)$19K
Jun 2023Federal contractAgriculture · Delivery Order Against 12639523D0073 Forestry Lures Idiq$95K
Apr 2023Federal contractAgriculture · This Is For The Purchase Order For 2000 Each Diprion Pini Lure As Per Quote $16.50 Per Lure For A Total Of $33,000.00$33K
Apr 2023Federal contractAgriculture · 6000 Alpha Pinene Lures$29K
Jan 2023Federal contractAgriculture · Requisition For 1700 Diprion Pini Lures$28K
Jul 2022Federal contractAgriculture · 6000 Alpha Pinene Uhr Lures$23K
Jun 2022Federal contractAgriculture · Purchase For 7000 Alpha Pinene Uhr Lures$26K
Apr 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Exotic Plant And Forestry Pest Monitoring Lures$23K
Feb 2021Federal contractAgriculture · 7,000 Alpha Pinene Uhr Lures$18K
Feb 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Ethanol Lure, Ultra-high Release$50K
Feb 2021Federal contractAgriculture · Cross Vane Panel Traps$29K
Sep 2020Federal contractAgriculture · Ordering Period 3-CROSS Vane Panel Trap Coated W/fluon, Black, Complete Trap$13K
Aug 2020Federal contractAgriculture · Ethanol Lure, Ultra-high Release$39K
Aug 2020Federal contractAgriculture · Cross Vane Traps--ordering Period 2$11K
Aug 2020Federal contractAgriculture · Exotic Plant And Forestry Pest Monitoring Lures$26K
Jul 2020Federal contractAgriculture · Dendrolimus Compounds For Ppq S&t$11K
Apr 2020Federal contractAgriculture · Milk Carton Funnel Inserts$17K
Apr 2020Federal contractAgriculture · Cross Vane Panel Traps$2K
Jan 2020Federal contractAgriculture · Ethanol Lure, Ultra-high Release$39K
Dec 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Ethanol Lure, Ultra-high Release$15K
Dec 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Diprion Pini Semichemical Lures.reference Contract 12639518D0023$15K
Sep 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Alpha Pinene Uhr Lure$26K
Sep 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Purchase Order For Spruce Blend Lure$11K
Sep 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Cross Vane Panel Traps Coated With Fluon 1400 Complete Traps$27K
Feb 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Exotic Plant And Forestry Pest Monitoring Lures$15K
Feb 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Megaplatypus Matatus Lure$8K
Feb 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Palm Weevil Lure - Ethyl Acetate$8K
Feb 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Rhabdoscelus Obscurus Aggregation Lure$477
Feb 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Trichoferus Campestris Lure$8K
Feb 2019Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Metamasius Hemipterus Aggregatio Lure$318
Aug 2018Federal contractAgriculture · Cross Vane Panel Traps For Insects$26K
Aug 2018Federal contractAgriculture · Ethanol Lure, Ultra-high Release$18K
Aug 2018Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Exotic Plant And Forestry Pest Monitoring Lures$15K
Apr 2018Federal contractAgriculture · Cross-vane Panel Traps Coated With Fluon$14K
Apr 2018Federal contractAgriculture · Purchase Insect Lures For Forest Health Monitoring.$4K
Mar 2018Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Exotic Plant And Forestry Pest Monitoring Lures$7K
Sep 2017Federal grantAgriculture · Development Of More Sensitive Monitoring And Attract And Kill Technology For Bmsb$100K
Jul 2017Federal contractAgriculture · 10 Cases (100 Per Case)of Green Stink Bug Lures (halhal)$4K
Mar 2017Federal contractAgriculture · Diprion Pini Lures$11K
Sep 2016Federal contractAgriculture · Spruce Blend Lure$21K
Aug 2016Federal contractAgriculture · Ethanol Lure, Ultra-high Release Igf::ot::igf$39K
Aug 2016Federal grantAgriculture · The Development Of A Breeding Station For A Predator Of Coffee Berry Borer$100K
Jul 2016Federal contractAgriculture · Hard Glue Liners$6K
Jun 2016Federal contractAgriculture · Ethanol Lures$61K
Jun 2016Federal contractAgriculture · Megaplatypus Mutates Lures For Php-pest Survey/per J Crowe. Delivery By 6/27/2016. Vendor Certifies U.s.-made End Product.$10K
May 2016Federal contractAgriculture · Monochamol Lures For Php-pest Survey/per J Crowe. Delivery 1 (5,000) Nlt 06/01/2016. Delivery 2 (10,000) Edd 06/18/2016, But Nlt 07/29/2016. Vendor Certifies U.s.-made End Product.$24K
Apr 2016Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Diprion Pini Lure -a Propionate Ester Of (2S,3R,7R)-3,7-DIMETHYL-2-TRIDECANOL; In Polypropylene Vials With At Least A 2.5 Gram Load Rate$14K
Apr 2016Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Pityogenes Chalcographus Lure$4K
Mar 2016Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Monochamol Lure$5K
Jan 2016Federal contractAgriculture · Ogf::ot::igf - Ethanol Lure, Ultra High Release (uhr)$6K
Sep 2015Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Ethanol Lure, Ultra High Release(uhr)$10K
Jun 2015Federal contractAgriculture · Ethanol Lures For Pest Survey Program/per D Asher.$19K
May 2015Federal contractAgriculture · Pityogenes Chalcographus Insect Lures$10K
Apr 2015Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Spruce Blend Lures$7K
Apr 2015Federal contractAgriculture · Insect Lures For Spf$7K
Nov 2014Federal contractAgriculture · Plastic Bucket Trap, Multi-colored, Boxed As Complete Traps (not Components).$21K
Aug 2014Federal contractAgriculture · Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Lures (QTY-4,650) For Ppq Trapping&supplies/per J Crowe.$14K
Aug 2014Federal contractAgriculture · Black Cross Vane Panel Traps Planning Requisition.$75K
Jun 2014Federal grantAgriculture · Novel Lure For More Sensitive Monitoring Of Potato Psyllid$100K
Jun 2014Federal grantAgriculture · Monitoring And Attract And Kill Systems To Control Ambrosia Beetles Vectoring The Laurel Wilt Disease In Avocado And Other Lauraceae.$100K
May 2014Federal contractAgriculture · Attn: Jose R. Cerda -- Cross Vane Panel Traps -- Black$24K
Feb 2014Federal contractAgriculture · Attn: Jose R. Cerda -- Cross Vane Panel Trap, Black$16K
Jan 2014Federal contractAgriculture · Route To Jose R. Cerda -- Cross Vane Panel Trap, Black$16K
Jan 2014Federal contractAgriculture · Attn: Jose R. Cerda -- Coconut Rhino Beetle Lure$15K
Dec 2013Federal contractAgriculture · Route To Jose R. Cerda -- Plastic Bucket Trap -- Multi Color$8K
Dec 2013Federal contractAgriculture · Attn: Jose R. Cerda -- Ref C-10-0133, Clin 004 -- Pityogenes Chalcographus Lure$4K
Feb 2013Federal contractAgriculture · (route To Jose R. Cerda) Khapra Beetle Lure, Individually Packaged$4K
Sep 2012Federal contractAgriculture · (route To Jose R. Cerda) Alpha Pinene Lure Uhr (see Po 6395-P-11-0545) This Req Is To Update Req # 599565 That Was Completed Under The Old Fb Code.$16K
Aug 2012Federal contractAgriculture · (route To Jose Cerda) Cross Vane Panel Trap$3K
Aug 2011Federal contractAgriculture · 450 Palm Weevil Bucket Traps$4K
Aug 2011Federal contractAgriculture · See AG-6395-C-10-0133 Clin 002 Pityogenes Chalcographus Lure$32K
Jul 2011Federal contractAgriculture · (route To Jose R. Cerda) Red Palm Weevil Lure Consisting Of Ethal Acetate And Phero Lure$14K
Jul 2011Federal contractAgriculture · (route To Jose R. Cerda) Misc. Traps Cross Vane Panel Trap$6K
Sep 2010Federal grantAgriculture · Attract And Kill Technology To Control Citrus Leafminer In Citrus Nurseries And Orchards$400K
Aug 2010Federal contractAgriculture · Farm Bill 2010GYPSY Moth Milk Carton TRAPS(250 Per Case)**$20K
Jul 2010Federal contractAgriculture · 200 Each Cross Vane Panel Traps$4K
Jul 2010Federal contractAgriculture · Pityogenes Chalcographus Lure.$6K
Jun 2010Federal grantAgriculture · Simplified Synthetic Pathway Of Citrus Leafminer Pheromone$84K
Jun 2010Federal grantAgriculture · Optimizing An Inexpensive Trap And Lure For Monitoring And Management Of Green June Beetle$90K
Apr 2010Federal contractAgriculture · National Pest Detection **delta Traps**$17K
Mar 2010Federal contractAgriculture · Misc. Traps Cross Vane Panel Trap Fy 2010$3K
May 2009Federal grantAgriculture · Attract And Kill Technology To Control Citrus Leafminer In Citrus Nurseries And Orchards$80K
Feb 2009Federal contractAgriculture · Panel Trap 25, Complete With Hanging Wire And Wet Collecting Cup. Shipping Credit Of $1114 Applied To Total Cost Of Item, $2420, Leaving Balance Of $1306$3K

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What it has protected

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Agritech

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09 Jul 2026Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
09 Jul 2026Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
06 Jul 2026Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
29 Jun 2026Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
17 Jun 2026Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
11 Jun 2026Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation

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Sources

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SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.