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  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Harry Fulton (662-325-3390)

    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

    Ken Calcote (662-325-8488)

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    Jeff Head (662-325-3140)

    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

    John Corban (662-325-8347)
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

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Common Name Scientific Name Options
Alfalfa Broomrape Orobanche aegyptiaca Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Asian Longhorned Beetle Anoplophora glabripennis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page
Asiatic Rice Borer Chilo suppressalis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Bacterial Blight Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Bacterial Leaf Streak Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Bakanae; Foolish Seedling Gibberella fujikuroi Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Chilli Thrips; Yellow Tea Thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Cotton Seed Bug Oxycarenus hyalinipennis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Emerald Ash Borer Agrilus planipennis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page
European Spruce Bark Beetle Ips typographus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Giant African Snail Lissachatina fulica Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Golden Apple Snail Pomacea canaliculata Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Hibiscus (Pink) Mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page
Japanese Pine Sawyer Beetle Monochamus alternatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Mediterranean Pine Engraver Orthotomicus erosus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Parasitic Plant Aeginetia indica Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pine Shoot Beetle Tomicus destruens Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Redhaired Pine Bark Beetle Hylurgus ligniperda Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Rice Panicle Mite Steneotarsonemus spinki Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page
Senegal Tea Plant Gymnocoronis spilanthoides Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sirex Woodwasp Sirex noctilio Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page
Sixtoothed Bark Beetle Ips sexdentatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
South American Rice Miner Hydrellia wirthi Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Soybean Pod Borer Leguminivora glycinivorella Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Striped Snail Cernuella virgata Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Tropical Spiderwort; Benghal Dayflower Commelina benghalensis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Yellow Witchweed Alectra vogelii Pest Info | NAPIS Maps