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National Agricultural Pest Information System
Georgia
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Department of Agriculture
Plant Protection Laws and Regulations Economic Fact Sheet
Cooperative Extension Service
State Plant Regulatory Official
Mike Evans (404-651-9486)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
Alan Lowman (770-228-7215)Coordinates survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.State Plant Health Director
Bill Kauffman (770-860-4023)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
Katherine Ellingson (770-860-4028)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
11/10/2011 - Music Festival funds hemlock pest research
11/04/2011 - Bugs Eat Kudzu But Like Soybeans Too
11/02/2011 - An Invasive Plant Now Faces Its Own Attacker
09/27/2011 - Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestations
08/15/2011 - Status of European Pepper Moth
06/09/2011 - Drought Drives Argentine Ants Indoors
05/17/2011 - Citrus Industry is Healthy
04/14/2011 - New Invasive Bermudagrass Pest Found in Georgia
03/23/2011 - Are Your Hemlocks Dying
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| CAPS 2011 Survey Targets | ||
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| Common Name | Scientific Name | Options |
| Bamboo Borer | Chlorophorus annularis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Cotton Cutworm | Spodoptera litura | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Egyptian Cottonworm | Spodoptera littoralis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Eur. Hardwood Ambrosia Beetle | Trypodendron domesticum | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| European Spruce Bark Beetle | Ips typographus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Japanese Pine Sawyer Beetle | Monochamus alternatus | 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 |
| Oak Splendour Beetle | Agrilus biguttatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM) | Grapholita molesta | 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 |
| Pyralid Moth | Duponchelia fovealis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Redhaired Pine Bark Beetle | Hylurgus ligniperda | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Scolytid Beetle | Xyleborus sp./spp. | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Silver Y Moth | Autographa gamma | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Sixtoothed Bark Beetle | Ips sexdentatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Sixtoothed Spruce Bark Beetle | Pityogenes chalcographus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Summer Fruit Tortrix Moth | Adoxophyes orana | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Variegated Golden Tortrix | Archips xylosteanus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |