ISCA Technologies, Inc. (Riverside, CA) is a successful corporation whose mission is to provide integrated pest management tools and solutions that are effective, economical and ecologically friendly. Its product range comprises more than 300 species specific insect lures (made with semiochemicals such as pheromones and natural attractants), 20 different types of insect traps, proprietary semiochemical controlled release technologies such as SPLAT^TM (Specialized Pheromone & Lure Application Technology), and a range of novel pest management tools (such as the Moritor^TM Pest Management Information System).

ISCA's Commercialization Record
ISCA has a strong track record of developing, manufacturing and successfully commercializing pest management tools and solutions. As a result of its successful R&D and commercialization efforts, some recently commercialized products include SPLAT OFM^TM and SPLAT Cydia^TM, which are mating disruption products for the control of the oriental fruit moth and codling moth, respectively; a range of products for olive fruit fly management; the ISCA-Ball trap^TM which effectively traps a wide variety of flying insects including fruit flies; and the synthetic manufacturing of insect pheromones and pheromone lures for the citrus leafminer, light brown apple moth, potato tuberworm moth, brazilian apple leafroller, carob moth, and siberian moth, among others. With ISCA’s outstanding chemical ecology, synthesis and analysis capabilities, it is the world’s sole commercial source for many difficult to synthesize insect pheromones. With an established marketing and distribution infrastructure, its U.S and international customers include growers, home consumers, retailers, distributors, research and academic institutions, state and government pest management entities such as the Department of Defense, United States Department of Agriculture and state departments of agriculture among others. Apart from its distribution network in North America, ISCA also has distributors in Central and South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia, which it leverages to evaluate and commercialize its pest management tools and solutions. As a result of its successful commercialization efforts, ISCA’s year-on-year revenue growth has averaged more than 80% in its past 5 fiscal years.

ISCA's Research & Development Record
ISCA is heavily involved with contract and in-house biological/entomological research and development. It has a multi-disciplinary team of highly specialized researchers: entomologists, biologists, chemical ecologists, organic and analytical chemists, engineers and information technologists, who have ample experience with integrated pest management (IPM), insect trap development, insect pest monitoring programs and monitoring technology, and insect behavioral assays. Some of ISCA’s facilities include a state-of-the-art semiochemical synthesis and analysis lab; an insectary with a range of insect testing facilities (e.g. insect wind tunnel and insect testing rooms) for behavioral assays; and production and warehouse facilities both in the US and Brazil. ISCA's team of researchers is constantly working together to develop innovative, environmentally friendly and cost-effective IPM tools and equipment. ISCA has been awarded more than $7 million in prestigious and highly competitive R&D funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, the Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization, United States Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Army for the research and development of its innovative approaches to pest management.

ISCA's Contribution to a Better and Safer World
Global losses caused by pests account for approximately 30-40% of potential food, fiber, and feed production worldwide, with substantially higher losses in many developing countries. These losses are estimated to be US$300 billion annually. For a better and safer world, ISCA shares a commitment and responsibility to reduce the staggering human suffering and economic losses caused by pests. Through a combination of volunteerism and financial contributions, ISCA and its employees support programs to improve health, the environment, its community, and R&D and pest management efforts of researchers, students, and academic institutions, among them (listed alphabetically):

• California State University, Fullerton
• California State University, San Bernardino
• Central Middle School, Riverside
• Michigan State University
• New Mexico State University
• Riverside Community College
• Texas A&M University
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of California, Davis
• University of California, Riverside
• University of Florida

• CSUSB Integrated Technology Transfer Network (ITTN) Program
• The Entomological Foundation
• Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship (IECE) Advisory Council
• School of Warriors Without Weapons, Instituto Elos - Brazil
• Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP)
• National Science Foundation Minority-Serving Community Colleges Program
• UC Riverside Chancellor’s Agricultural Advisory Council