This bill makes fighting the spotted lanternfly a top research priority for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It allows grants to create and share practical tools and treatments to control this invasive bug, which harms crops like grapes, apples, hops, walnuts, and hardwood trees. The bill also renews other USDA research and training programs to keep food safe and protect pollinators like honey bees.

Key points

• Who is affected: Farmers, fruit growers, foresters, researchers, and communities dealing with spotted lanternflies and pollinator health.
• What changes: USDA can fund research and extension grants to develop and share tools and treatments to combat spotted lanternflies; it also continues key programs on food safety, pulse crop health, and pollinator protection, including honey bee health and colony collapse research.
• When: These USDA research and extension programs are reauthorized through fiscal year 2030.