**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE SOUTHERN GREEN STINK BUG (SGSB), NEZARA VIRIDULA, IS A WORLDWIDE PEST THAT CAUSES SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON A VARIETY OF CASH CROPS INCLUDING TOMATO, COTTON, SOYBEAN AND PEACHES. CURRENT TREATMENT MEASURES REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF BROAD SPECTRUM INSECTICIDES THROUGHOUT THE FRUITING AND SEEDING PERIOD OF THE CASH CROP. PHEROMONES PROVIDE A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO LARGE-SCALE SPRAYING EFFORTS BECAUSE THEY CAN SPECIFICALLY RECRUIT THE TARGETED PEST TO A DESIGNATED LOCATION, HOWEVER ARE EXPENSIVE TO PRODUCE. THIS PROJECT WILL ELUCIDATE THE COMPLETE SGSB SEX AGGREGATION PHEROMONE PATHWAY, AND INTRODUCE IT INTO BIO-BASED 'PRODUCTION FACTORIES' FOR CHEAP, SUSTAINABLE HARVEST AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE PHEROMONE.