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Plant Protection Laws and Regulations Economic Fact Sheet
Cooperative Extension Service

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Robin Rosenbaum (517-335-6542)

    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

    Mike Philip (517-335-0730)

    Coordinates survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.

  • State Plant Health Director

    Craig Kellogg (734-942-9005)

    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

    Jim Manor (734-942-9005)
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

News
01/10/2012 - Bay County to treat 800 trees infested with emerald ash borers
01/04/2012 - Insecticides Can Stave Off Borers Damage
12/16/2011 - Invasives Wreaking Havoc with Lake Huron Salmon Fishing
12/07/2011 - Walking All Over an Invasive Species
11/30/2011 - Tall Grasses May Help Peaches Grow USDA Study Suggests
11/29/2011 - Invasive Flora Needs to be Rooted Out From Michigan Too
11/21/2011 - Invasive Phragmites Plant Takes over Michigan Local Areas
11/14/2011 - Invasive Species Threatens Great Lakes Wetlands
10/25/2011 - Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
10/11/2011 - Foreign Insects Diseases Got Into US
10/10/2011 - Quagga Mussels A Threat to the Great Lakes
10/10/2011 - Voracious Invasive Quagga Mussels Gobbling Great Lakes Food Chain
10/10/2011 - Invasive Phragmites Problem Lessens
09/30/2011 - Emerald Ash Borer Research Continues at Michigan Tech
09/09/2011 - Ash Seed Collection Volunteers Needed
08/31/2011 - Invasive Species
08/29/2011 - Helicopters Help Fight Invasive Plant Species Around Macatawa River
08/03/2011 - First Spotted Wing Drosophila Trapped in a Commercial Fruit Crop
08/03/2011 - Watching for Weeds
07/22/2011 - Lake Leelanau Search for Phragmites Nears
07/15/2011 - Invasive Species Documentary Rolls Through Park
07/13/2011 - PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
07/07/2011 - Volunteers Educating Boaters to Prevent Spread of Invasive Species
07/06/2011 - Threats From Invasive Species to the Lake Michigan Shoreline and Dunes to be Explored
07/06/2011 - Shackleford Offers Workshop on Invasive Species
06/24/2011 - Taking a Stab at Flowering Rush
06/22/2011 - Discovery of Asian Longhorned Beetle in Ohio
06/07/2011 - Volunteers Remove Invasive Garlic Mustard from Stu Visser Trails Park
05/10/2011 - Americorps Volunteers Work to Remove Invasive Species Educate Students During Time at Camp Storer
05/05/2011 - Why Clear Water in Lake Michigan is Not Necessarily a Good Thing Editorial
05/03/2011 - Event Takes Aim at Invasive Plant Species
04/28/2011 - Biocontrol Fungus and Wasps Released to Control Emerald Ash Borer
04/26/2011 - Officials Meet to Combat Phragmites in Lake Erie Region
04/14/2011 - Invasive Mussels Causing Massive Ecological Changes in Great Lake
04/11/2011 - Campers and Hikers Asked for Help in Locating Invasive Plants
04/06/2011 - Emerald Ash Borer Workshop In Ironwood
04/05/2011 - Stink Bug Invasion a Concern for Michigan Agricultural Industry
04/04/2011 - Invasive Plant Plan In The Works For Apostle Islands and Other Great Lakes Area National Parks
03/16/2011 - SmackDown Terrestrial Terror The Fighting Begins
03/16/2011 - Phragmites Invasions in Michigan A Symposium to Build Capacity for Management
03/15/2011 - Woodpeckers Pointing the Way to Emerald Ash Borer
02/25/2011 - Invasive Emerald Ash Borer Upsets Great Lakes Ecosystem Economy
02/25/2011 - EAB Seminar to be Held Monday in Michigan
02/21/2011 - Townships Seek To Rid Shoreline Of Pesky Weed
02/07/2011 - Firewood Movement Spreads Pests in Forests
02/04/2011 - Invasive Insect Found In Berrien MI
01/21/2011 - Gut Wrencher Researchers Seek Magic Bullet to Control Mussels
01/10/2011 - Emerald Ash Borer Quarantined Areas MD MI MN MO PA VA WV WI
// - Blueberry plant viruses contained
// - Library Built from Infested Ash Trees
// - National Honey Bee Awareness Day

Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
Department of Entomology
Department of Plant Biology
Department of Plant Pathology
EAB Michigan Department of Agriculture
Pine Shoot Beetle Compliance Management Program - Michigan DOA
North Central Diagnostic Network
Biological Control Project
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
Great Lakes Information Network
Insecticide Options for Protecting Ash Trees from Emerald Ash Borer
Metroinvasive
Plant Smart
Granulate Ambrosia Beetle Alert
Keep a Lookout for Unwanted Invasive Plants
Ash Management Guidelines for Private Forest Landowners
$1.4M grant for ash trees
Insecticides can stave off borer’s damage
Videos

Great Lakes: Amazing Change
Lake Invaders The Fight for Lake Huron
Emerald Ash Borer University Webinars
3 Bio-Control Wasps for Ash Borer
Voracious Invasive Quagga Mussels

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Apple Root-knot Nematode Meloidogyne mali Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
British Root-knot Nematode Meloidogyne artiellia Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Cerambycid Beetle Xylotrechus sp./spp. Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Columbian Root-knot Nematode Meloidogyne chitwoodi Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Eastern Heath Snail Xerolenta obvia Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Egyptian Cottonworm Spodoptera littoralis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
European Spruce Bark Beetle Ips typographus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
False Columbia Root-knot Nematode Meloidogyne fallax Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Girdled Snail Hygromia cinctella Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Golden Nematode Globodera rostochiensis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page
Helicid Snail Cochlicella sp./spp. Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Helicid Snail Monacha sp./spp. Pest Info
Hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Lesser Spruce Shoot Beetle Hylurgops palliatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page
Mediterranean Pine Engraver Orthotomicus erosus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Nun Moth Lymantria monacha Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Ambrosia Beetle Platypus quercivorus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Processionary Moth Thaumetopoea processionea Pest Info
Pale Cyst Nematode Globodera pallida Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page
Pine Shoot Beetle Tomicus destruens Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pine-tree Lappet Dendrolimus pini Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Redhaired Pine Bark Beetle Hylurgus ligniperda Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Rosy Moth Lymantria mathura Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page
Sakhalin Silk Moth Dendrolimus superans Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Scolytid Beetle Xyleborus sp./spp. Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sixtoothed Bark Beetle Ips sexdentatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sixtoothed Spruce Bark Beetle Pityogenes chalcographus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Spanish Slug Arion lusitanicus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Striped Snail Cernuella virgata Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Summer Fruit Tortrix Moth Adoxophyes orana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Variegated Golden Tortrix Archips xylosteanus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps