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National Agricultural Pest Information System
Nebraska
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State Plant Regulatory Official
Julie Van Meter (402-471-6847)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
Kay Kromm (402-471-6854)Coordinates survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.State Plant Health Director
Vicki Wohlers (402-434-2346)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
Greg Buntrock (605-224-1713)Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.
News
10/25/2011 - Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
09/13/2011 - Manage Grasshoppers in Emergent Winter Wheat
08/18/2011 - Grasshoppers Return to Panhandle with Heat Wave
07/21/2011 - Blasting Weeds Away
07/13/2011 - PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
05/05/2011 - Nebraska Could See Serious Grasshopper Problem
04/25/2011 - Finding the Tools to Manage Invasive Annual Grasses
04/25/2011 - 2011 EBIPM Field School
04/05/2011 - Pine Wilt Continues to Kill Nebraska Trees
03/21/2011 - NPPD to Partner with Nebraska Forest Service to Test Dead Trees as Possible Renewable Fuel Source
03/11/2011 - Pine Wilt Could Threaten Nebraska Pine Trees
03/07/2011 - Knotweeds Added to Noxious Weed List
02/28/2011 - Soybean Cyst Nematode Damage Can be Reduced
01/21/2011 - High Numbers of Grasshoppers Predicted
01/05/2011 - Omaha Lake to be Lowered More to Freeze Mussels
Related Pages
| CAPS 2011 Survey Targets | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Options |
| Barberry | Berberis sp./spp. | Pest Info |
| Black Maize Beetle | Heteronychus arator | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| British Root-knot Nematode | Meloidogyne artiellia | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Cereal Cyst Nematode | Heterodera filipjevi | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Cucurbit Beetle | Diabrotica speciosa | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Dwarf Bunt | Tilletia controversa | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Flag Smut | Urocystis agropyri | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Helicid Snail | Cochlicella sp./spp. | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Khapra Beetle | Trogoderma granarium | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Mahoberberis | Mahoberberis sp./spp. | Pest Info |
| Mahonia | Mahonia sp./spp. | Pest Info |
| Mediterranean Cereal Cyst Nematode | Heterodera latipons | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Striped Snail | Cernuella virgata | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Wheat Bug | Nysius huttoni | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Wheat Stem Rust UG 99 | Puccinia graminis tritici UG 99 | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |