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  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Dan Kenny (614-728-6400)

    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

    John Robert (Rob) Fisher (614-995-1489)

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    John Burch (614-834-4625)

    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

    Avraham Eitam (614-322-4706)
    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
01/06/2012 - Cutting of healthy trees in Tate Twp. delayed
01/06/2012 - Homeowners in Clermont County fight to keep healthy trees
01/04/2012 - Insecticides Can Stave Off Borers Damage
11/18/2011 - Kudzu Presents Problems Not Yet Running Rampant in the North
11/15/2011 - Ash Borers Hit Home
11/14/2011 - Invasive Species Threatens Great Lakes Wetlands
11/10/2011 - Upside from beetle downsizing of trees
11/09/2011 - State to ax 50,000 Clermont trees
10/25/2011 - Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
10/17/2011 - Portion of Clermont County OH added to ALB Quarantine Area
10/11/2011 - Foreign Insects Diseases Got Into US
09/29/2011 - Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas Additions in Indiana Maine Ohio Virginia West Virginia and Wisconsin
09/28/2011 - Trees Infested by Emerald Ash Borer Can Be Saved
09/27/2011 - Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestations
09/14/2011 - Asian Longhorn Beetle Quarantine Expanded in Ohio
08/08/2011 - Neighboring States are Watching and Waiting
07/25/2011 - ALB Confirmed in Clermont Co Ohio - Tate Township and East Fork State Park Added to Quarantine Area
07/20/2011 - OSU Extension Monitoring New Corn Pest
07/18/2011 - Asain Longhorned Beetle Confirmed in Clermont County Ohio - NAPPO
07/13/2011 - PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
06/28/2011 - Ohio Quarantines for Asian Beetle
06/22/2011 - Discovery of Asian Longhorned Beetle in Ohio
04/28/2011 - Biocontrol Fungus and Wasps Released to Control Emerald Ash Borer
04/26/2011 - Officials Meet to Combat Phragmites in Lake Erie Region
04/18/2011 - Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas and Additions in IN ME OH VA WV WI
04/14/2011 - Invasive Mussels Causing Massive Ecological Changes in Great Lake
03/16/2011 - SmackDown Terrestrial Terror The Fighting Begins
03/15/2011 - Woodpeckers Pointing the Way to Emerald Ash Borer
02/16/2011 - Battle Against Tree Destroying Insect Continues Statewide
01/27/2011 - New Gardening Initiative to Show How to Ward Off Invasive Pests
01/26/2011 - Cities Can Save Some Ash Trees Experts Say
01/21/2011 - Gut Wrencher Researchers Seek Magic Bullet to Control Mussels
01/20/2011 - Cities Remove Healthy Ash Trees to Thwart Invasive Bug
01/10/2011 - Pine Shoot Beetle Additions to Quaranitine Areas

Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
Plant Industry Division
Ohio Field Crop Diseases
Department of Plant Pathology
PPQ Pest Alert
EAB Ohio Department of Agriculture
Emerald Ash Borer OSU EAB Outreach Team
North Central Diagnostic Network
Control EAB with Pesticides?
Beetle Busters
Beetles Can be Beneficial Bugs
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
Great Lakes Information Network
Insecticide Options for Protecting Ash Trees from Emerald Ash Borer
Beetle Detectives
Plant Smart
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Sightings Survey
Ash Management Guidelines for Private Forest Landowners
$1.4M grant for ash trees
Insecticides can stave off borer’s damage
APHIS ALB Current Quarantine Maps
Videos

Emerald Ash Borer University Webinars
3 Bio-Control Wasps for Ash Borer
4 Signs of Asian Longhorned Beetles

CAPS 2011 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Options
Asian Corn Borer Ostrinia furnacalis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Asiatic Rice Borer Chilo suppressalis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Cotton Cutworm Spodoptera litura Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Egyptian Cottonworm Spodoptera littoralis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
False Codling Moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Splendour Beetle Agrilus biguttatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Old World Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Rosy Moth Lymantria mathura Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page
Scots Pine Blister Rust Cronartium flaccidum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Silver Y Moth Autographa gamma Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Viburnum Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta viburni Pest Info | NAPIS Maps