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California
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State Plant Regulatory Official
Robert Leavitt (916-654-0317)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
Rita Borgman (916-651-1021)Coordinates survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.State Plant Health Director
Helene Wright (916-930-5500)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
Carol Kreger (909-342-4045 (cell)), Jinya Jack Qiu (916-930-5535)Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.
News
01/10/2012 - USDA Closes Moss Landing Station. Office Was the Headquarters for Light Brown Apple Moth Research
01/10/2012 - Citrus Workshop open to the public
12/21/2011 - Light Brown Apple Moths Identified in Carpinteria
12/19/2011 - CBP in San Diego Stops Leafhopper from Entering US
12/12/2011 - Area Growers Give Ear to Honeybee Health
11/18/2011 - Try Arsenal of Tactics to Control Codling Moths
11/10/2011 - New online citrus disease management CEU available
11/09/2011 - Invasive Moths Found in Goleta
11/09/2011 - Invasive Citrus Insect Spotted in Highland Park
11/09/2011 - Fruit fly quarantine set for Orange County
11/04/2011 - Fruit Fly Quarantine Set for Orange County
11/04/2011 - Invasive Citrus Insect Spotted in Highland Park CA
11/02/2011 - US Customs Finds Olive Fruit Flies in San Diego
11/01/2011 - Oriental Fruit Fly Establishment of a New Quarantine Area in the Anaheim Area of Orange and Los Angeles Counties CA
11/01/2011 - Oriental Fruit Fly Expansion of Quarantine Area in the Stockton Area of San Joaquin County CA
10/25/2011 - Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
10/24/2011 - Traps Detect California Fruit Fly Infestation
10/24/2011 - Pest Found in Glendale Poses Risk to Citrus Crop
10/11/2011 - Foreign Insects Diseases Got Into US
10/10/2011 - Buy Burn Firewood Locally Campaign Urges
09/26/2011 - Entomologists Hunt for Good Bugs to Fight Bad Bugs
09/22/2011 - Oriental Fruit Fly Find Prompts Quarantine
09/09/2011 - Lodi Growers Set Up Sting on Pests
09/06/2011 - Firewood Movement Leading Cause of Oak Infestation in San Diego County Researchers Find
08/29/2011 - Apple Snails Continue Invasion
08/24/2011 - US Finds Asian Gypsy Moth Eggs on Vessel from Japan
08/22/2011 - Apple Snails Continue Invasion of Houma Thibodaux
08/22/2011 - Weevils Threaten Local Palm Trees
08/17/2011 - Ammendment to Federal Order to Exempt and Clarify Articles Previously Regulated for EGVM
08/15/2011 - Status of European Pepper Moth
08/12/2011 - Oriental Fruit Fly Found in Westminster
08/10/2011 - Light Brown Apple Moths have been Found in Cayucos
07/20/2011 - Invasive Weed Awareness Week
07/18/2011 - Weeds Invading Colusa Basin
07/13/2011 - PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
07/13/2011 - Additional Expansion of the Nevada County Quarantine in California for European Grapevine Moth
07/11/2011 - Moth Killing Wasp Campaign
06/29/2011 - 87-Mile Grape Quarantine Around Aptos Declared
06/28/2011 - Grant available for farmers fighting grapevine moths
06/28/2011 - Truth in the companion?
06/20/2011 - Updated USDA Regulations Effective June 27 Will Help Stem the Tide of Harmful NonNative Plants and Pests
06/15/2011 - Grape Moth Triggers Quarantine Eradication Efforts
06/08/2011 - Grape Pest Quarantine Extends to Sierra Foothills
06/08/2011 - Quarantine Ends in Kern as Melon Fly Eradicated
06/02/2011 - Red Palm Weevil in Laguna Dealt a Second Blow
05/27/2011 - First Move Against Weevil in Laguna Beach
05/25/2011 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request on South American Cactus Moth Quarantine and Regulations
05/18/2011 - Living With Insects
05/17/2011 - Citrus Industry is Healthy
04/28/2011 - Spring Brings Hunt for Moths in Merced
04/28/2011 - Coddle Your Apples Not the Codling Moth
04/27/2011 - Grape Growers Encouraged to Spray Early for EGVM
04/25/2011 - Finding the Tools to Manage Invasive Annual Grasses
04/25/2011 - 2011 EBIPM Field School
04/22/2011 - Invasive Moths Cause Concern for Grape Growers
04/21/2011 - Protecting Your Garden from Invasive Species
04/05/2011 - Waiting for the Moths
03/15/2011 - Olive Insects are a Hot Topic
02/25/2011 - Ammendment to Federal Order to Exempt Several Articles Previously Regulated for the EGVM
02/10/2011 - USDA Puts Grapevine Moth in its Crosshairs
01/31/2011 - Invasive Grass Threatens Western Grazing Lands
01/31/2011 - Moths Costly to Grape Growers
01/10/2011 - Destructive Invading Beetle Caught at LAX
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Common Name | Scientific Name | Options |
Bamboo Borer | Chlorophorus annularis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Black Spruce Beetle | Tetropium castaneum | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Bronze Birch Borer | Agrilus anxius | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Brown Spruce Longhorned Beetle | Tetropium fuscum | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Chinese Longhorned Beetle | Trichoferus campestris | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Citrus Longhorned Beetle | Anoplophora chinensis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Coffee White Stem Borer Beetle | Xylotrechus quadripes | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Emerald Ash Borer | Agrilus planipennis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
Eur. Hardwood Ambrosia Beetle | Trypodendron domesticum | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
European Oak Bark Beetle | Scolytus intricatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
European Spruce Bark Beetle | Ips typographus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Giant Wood Wasp | Urocerus gigas gigas | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Goldspotted Oak Borer | Agrilus coxalis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Great Spruce Bark Beetle | Dendroctonus micans | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Japanese Cedar Longhorn Beetle | Callidiellum rufipenne | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Japanese Pine Sawyer Beetle | Monochamus alternatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Lesser Pine Shoot Beetle | Tomicus minor | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Lesser Spruce Shoot Beetle | Hylurgops palliatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Longhorned Beetle | Xylotrechus pyrrhoderus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Mediterranean Pine Engraver | Orthotomicus erosus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Mulberry Borer | Xylotrechus chinensis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Oak Ambrosia Beetle | Platypus quercivorus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
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 |
Redhaired Pine Bark Beetle | Hylurgus ligniperda | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Sakhalin Pine Sawyer | Monochamus saltuarius | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Sirex Woodwasp | Sirex noctilio | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
Sixtoothed Bark Beetle | Ips sexdentatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Sixtoothed Spruce Bark Beetle | Pityogenes chalcographus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Slender-Banded Pinecone Longhorn Beetle | Chlorophorus strobilicola | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Small White-Marmorated Longhorned Beetle | Monochamus sutor | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |