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Agritech · Private

Tangler System: a pheromone-dispensing device for mating disruption pest control in fruit crops

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Agritech
Total capital: $2.2M

Federal grants: $2.2M; 6 awards · 2013–2023; Rank in peer group#11 of 11
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 0; 1 pending

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Latest events

Sep 2023Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** Non-technical Summary: Many Factors Acting Together, Including Concerns About Worker Safety, Food Safety, Pesticide Resistance And New Regulations Governing Pesticides, Have Heightened Grower Awareness To Reduce Insecticide Inputs And Increase Reliance On Biopesticides. Foremost Among The Forces Leading To Change Is The Need To Red$650K
Sep 2021Federal grantAgriculture · Non-technical Summary: Many Factors Acting Together, Including Concerns Aboutworker Safety, Food Safety, Pesticide Resistance And New Regulations Governing Pesticides, Haveheightened Grower Awareness To Reduce Insecticide Inputs And Increase Reliance On Biopesticides.foremost Among The Forces Leading To Change Is The Need To Reduce Input Costs To Maintaineconomic Viability. Mating Disruption Is Among The Most Effective Biopesticides For Managingvarious Fruit Crop Pests Including Oriental Fruit M$600K
Jul 2021Federal grantAgriculture · Tangler Trifecta, Advanced Mating Disruption That Provides For Rapid And Effective Control$100K
Aug 2019Federal grantAgriculture · Tangler Ofm Technology, Advanced Mating Disruption That Provides For Rapid And Cost Effective Application$107K
Sep 2016Federal grantAgriculture · Tangler Lr Technology, Advance Mating Disruption That Provides For Rapid And Cost Effective Application$600K
Jul 2013Federal grantAgriculture · Tangler Technology, Advanced Mating Disruption That Provides For Rapid And Cost Effective Application$100K

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Standing among 11 peers

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USPTO · 0 granted of 1

PendingPest Control Devices, Methods, And ApparatusUSPTOApplication PCTUS2009003754

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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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Data freshness

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