Pest Tracker
National Agricultural Pest Information System
Delaware
Contact Information
Department of Agriculture
Plant Protection Laws and Regulations Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
Economic Fact Sheet
Cooperative Extension Service
State Plant Regulatory Official
Faith Kuehn (302-698-4587)Serves on the National Plant Board, oversees state pest detection and regulatory activities and coordinates survey activities between government agencies, public and private organizations. Coordinates the state's initial emergency response if an exotic pest is detected.State Survey Coordinator
Jimmy Kroon (302-698-4586)Coordinates survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.State Plant Health Director
Colleen Kitzmiller (302-678-5868)Directs federal APHIS-PPQ pest detection and regulatory activities in cooperation with state officials, and coordinate the initial PPQ emergency response if an exotic pest is detected in the state.Pest Survey Specialist
Tom Denholm (609-259-5249)Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.
News
01/11/2012 - New Hope to Save Hemlock Trees from Attack
10/25/2011 - Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
09/27/2011 - Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestations
08/08/2011 - Invasive Bugs Making a Bigger Stink
08/08/2011 - Kudzu Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
07/13/2011 - PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
Related Pages
| CAPS 2011 Survey Targets | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Options |
| Asian Gypsy Moth | Lymantria dispar asiatica | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Asian Longhorned Beetle | Anoplophora glabripennis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Bluestain Fungus | Ophiostoma piceae | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Egyptian Cottonworm | Spodoptera littoralis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Emerald Ash Borer | Agrilus planipennis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Green Oak Tortrix | Tortrix viridana | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Japanese Cedar Longhorn Beetle | Callidiellum rufipenne | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Large Pine Weevil | Hylobius abietis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Light Brown Apple Moth | Epiphyas postvittana | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Oak Splendour Beetle | Agrilus biguttatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Pine Shoot Beetle | Tomicus destruens | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Pine Shoot Beetle (PSB) | Tomicus piniperda | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Quetta Borer | Aeolesthes sarta | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Ramorum Blight ; Sudden Oak Death | Phytophthora ramorum | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Rosy Moth | Lymantria mathura | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Sirex Woodwasp | Sirex noctilio | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Summer Fruit Tortrix Moth | Adoxophyes orana | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |