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Department of Agriculture
Plant Protection Laws and Regulations Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
Economic Fact Sheet
Cooperative Extension Service

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Lee Corte-Real (617-626-1776)

    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

    Jennifer Forman Orth (617-626-1735)

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    Patty Douglass (203-269-4277)

    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

    Nichole Carrier (203-269-4277)
    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
01/09/2012 - Winter Forecast on the Island Possible Moth Invasion
01/06/2012 - Local Girl Scouts Work With MDAR to Spot Asian Longhorned Beetle
12/19/2011 - Imported Fly Proves Effective Against Winter Moth
12/13/2011 - Invasion of Winter Moths Under Way
11/16/2011 - Officials Ramp Up Beetle Search in Shrewsbury
11/01/2011 - Expansion of the Quarantine Area in Shrewsbury MA for ALB
10/25/2011 - Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
10/18/2011 - All of Shrewsbury Now Under Full ALB Quarantine
09/27/2011 - Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestations
09/08/2011 - Entomologists Begin to Control Winter Moth Infestation in Eastern Massachusetts
08/31/2011 - Are New Englands Iconic Maples at Risk
08/23/2011 - Asian Longhorned Beetle Quarantined Areas and Regulated Articles
08/08/2011 - Neighboring States are Watching and Waiting
08/08/2011 - Kudzu Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
08/02/2011 - States Step Up Vigilance Against Invasive Bug
07/13/2011 - PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
07/13/2011 - Expansion of the Quarantine Area in Worcester County Massachusetts for Asian Longhorned Beetle
06/13/2011 - In the Eye of Different Storms
05/12/2011 - Asian Beetle Infestation Zone Expands in Worcester County
04/27/2011 - Winter Moths Poised To Attack Trees
04/22/2011 - Updated List of Regulated Articles for Asian Longhorned Beetle
03/21/2011 - Winter Moth Could Damage Area Trees
03/21/2011 - With Damaging Plant Found Along Taunton River Residents Given Information on Invasive Species
02/04/2011 - Coming to an Ash Tree Near You the Emerald Ash Borer
01/10/2011 - Asian Longhorned Beetle Additions to Quarantined Areas in MA and NY
// - Expansion of Quarantine Area in Worcester County, MA for Asian Longhorned Beetle

Related Pages

Report ALB sighting
UMass Extension
UMass Amherst Department of Plant Soil and Insect Science
Prohibited Plant List
Weed Identification Tool
Introduced Pests Outreach Project
Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network
Beetle Busters
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
Help Needed: Fight Mile-a-Minute Vine
Mile-A-Minute: Similar Species Guide
ALB MA Regulated Area
Lurking in the Trees
Massachusetts Mile-a-Minute Vine Reporting Form
European Fire Ant A New Invasive Insect in Maine
Plant Smart
APHIS ALB Current Quarantine Maps
Videos

Sudden Emergence of BMSB as a Serious Agricultural Pest in Mid Atlantic
4 Signs of Asian Longhorned Beetles

CAPS 2011 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Options
Asian Longhorned Beetle Anoplophora glabripennis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page
Citrus Longhorned Beetle Anoplophora chinensis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Cotton Cutworm Spodoptera litura Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Daylily Rust Puccinia hemerocallidis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Egyptian Cottonworm Spodoptera littoralis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Emerald Ash Borer Agrilus planipennis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page
European Grapevine Moth Lobesia botrana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Goldspotted Oak Borer Agrilus coxalis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Japanese Pine Sawyer Beetle Monochamus alternatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Jewel Beetle Agrilus sulcicollis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Kudzu Pueraria montana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page
Mile-a-minute Weed Polygonum perfoliatum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Splendour Beetle Agrilus biguttatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Old World Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Pest Info | NAPIS Maps