NEARLY 17 MILLION DOLLARS IN EMERGENCY FUNDING HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO BE SPENT ON WORKING TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE EUROPEAN GRAPEVINE MOTH IN CALIFORNIA. THE MONEY, WHICH COMES FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WILL GO TOWARD OUTREACH, GROWER-LED TREATMENT, AND QUARANTINE ENFORCEMENT.
THE GRAPE-EATING MOTH HAS SPREAD TO AT LEAST 9 COUNTIES SO FAR IN CALIFORNIA….SINCE IT WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN NAPA COUNTY IN 2009.
