# NIFA backs sugarcane mealybug research with nearly $500,000

> Louisiana State University Agricultural Center will develop integrated pest-management strategies for invasive pasture mealybug in Louisiana and Florida sugarcane.

URL: https://foodradar.org/nifa-funds-rapid-response-work-on-invasive-mealybug-in-sugarcane
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Author: FoodRadar Editorial
Published: 2026-11-02T06:53:33.524755Z
Updated: 2026-11-02T06:53:33.524755Z
Source publication date: 2026-09-30
Category: Investments
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## Support for integrated pest-management strategies

USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced nearly $500,000 for Louisiana State University Agricultural Center on 30 September 2026. The award supports the development of integrated pest-management strategies to mitigate the impact of invasive pasture mealybug, Heliococcus novovillei, in sugarcane in Louisiana and Florida.

## An AFRI rapid-response programme

The award comes through NIFA’s Rapid Response to Emerging and Re-emerging Pest and Disease Events Across Food and Agricultural Systems programme. Funded through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, the programme supports rapid action and addresses knowledge and information gaps affecting food and agricultural supply chains.

In its announcement, NIFA highlights applied research and Extension outreach as ways to address emerging pest and disease events across the food and agricultural system.

## Sources and rights

- [NIFA Invests Nearly $500K to Strengthen Rapid Response to Invasive Pasture Mealybug](https://www.nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/award-announcements/nifa-invests-500k-strengthen-rapid-response-invasive-mealybug?utm_source=foodradar.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=nifa-funds-rapid-response-work-on-invasive-mealybug-in-sugarcane-en). U.S. Department of Agriculture — NIFA. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2026). NIFA Invests Nearly $500K to Strengthen Rapid Response to Invasive Pasture Mealybug. 30 September 2026. Public-domain agency text; editorial adaptation and translation: FoodRadar. [PUBLIC-DOMAIN](https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/policies-and-links?utm_source=foodradar.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=nifa-funds-rapid-response-work-on-invasive-mealybug-in-sugarcane-en-license).

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