Pest Tracker
National Agricultural Pest Information System
Tennessee
Contact Information
Department of Agriculture
Plant Protection Laws and Regulations Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
Economic Fact Sheet
Cooperative Extension Service
State Plant Regulatory Official
Gray Haun (615-837-5338)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
Elizabeth Long (865-974-7957)Coordinates survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.State Plant Health Director
Harold Hempfling (859-689-2626)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.
News
01/11/2012 - New Hope to Save Hemlock Trees from Attack
10/25/2011 - Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
09/27/2011 - Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestations
08/16/2011 - Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Area Expanded to Include D.C. and Additional Counties in MD and TN - NAPPO
08/02/2011 - Great Smoky Park Tightens Restrictions on Firewood
07/13/2011 - PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
07/11/2011 - Ash borer invasion confirmed for Grainger
04/13/2011 - Purple Traps Hung to Gauge Spread of Destructive Bug
Related Pages
| CAPS 2011 Survey Targets | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Options |
| Asian Longhorned Beetle | Anoplophora glabripennis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Australasian Soybean Rust | Phakopsora pachyrhizi | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Bacterial Wilt | Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Brown Marmorated Stink Bug | Halyomorpha halys | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Chrysanthemum White Rust | Puccinia horiana | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| 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 |
| Gladiolus Rust | Uromyces transversalis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Golden Apple Snail | Pomacea canaliculata | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Helicarionid Snail | Ovachlamys fulgens | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Hemlock Woolly Adelgid | Adelges tsugae | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Hibiscus (Pink) Mealybug | Maconellicoccus hirsutus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Hygromiid Snail | Monacha cartusiana | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Mediterranean Pine Engraver | Orthotomicus erosus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Pine Shoot Beetle | Tomicus destruens | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Redhaired Pine Bark Beetle | Hylurgus ligniperda | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Sirex Woodwasp | Sirex noctilio | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Sixtoothed Bark Beetle | Ips sexdentatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Sixtoothed Spruce Bark Beetle | Pityogenes chalcographus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Soybean Aphid | Aphis glycines | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Soybean Pod Borer | Maruca vitrata | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Striped Snail | Cernuella virgata | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Thousand Cankers Disease | Geosmithia morbida | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| White Garden Snail | Theba pisana | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Yellow Witchweed | Alectra vogelii | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |