Pest Tracker
National Agricultural Pest Information System
Vermont
Contact Information
Department of Agriculture
Plant Protection Laws and Regulations Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
Economic Fact Sheet
Cooperative Extension Service
State Plant Regulatory Official
Jon Turmel (802-241-3545)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
Emilie Inoue (802-241-3544)Coordinates survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.State Plant Health Director
Mark Michaelis (802-828-4490)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
Steve Bonstedt (207-848-5199)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
01/03/2012 - Invasive Stink Bug Found in Bellows Falls
12/15/2011 - Winter Moth
10/25/2011 - Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
10/11/2011 - Foreign Insects Diseases Got Into US
09/27/2011 - Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestations
08/31/2011 - Are New Englands Iconic Maples at Risk
08/08/2011 - Neighboring States are Watching and Waiting
07/13/2011 - PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
05/09/2011 - Forest Fungus factory
02/16/2011 - Work in the Winter Woods
02/07/2011 - A Cold Blast of Hope
Related Pages
| CAPS 2011 Survey Targets | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Options |
| Asian Longhorned Beetle | Anoplophora glabripennis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Bacterial Wilt | Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Black Spruce Beetle | Tetropium castaneum | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Brown Spruce Longhorned Beetle | Tetropium fuscum | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Citrus Longhorned Beetle | Anoplophora chinensis | 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 |
| European Spruce Bark Beetle | Ips typographus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| False Codling Moth | Thaumatotibia leucotreta | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Hemlock Woolly Adelgid | Adelges tsugae | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Japanese Pine Sawyer Beetle | Monochamus alternatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Lesser Spruce Shoot Beetle | Hylurgops palliatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Light Brown Apple Moth | Epiphyas postvittana | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Mediterranean Pine Engraver | Orthotomicus erosus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Oak Ambrosia Beetle | Platypus quercivorus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Oak Splendour Beetle | Agrilus biguttatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Pine Shoot Beetle | Tomicus destruens | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Pine Shoot Beetle (PSB) | Tomicus piniperda | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Redhaired Pine Bark Beetle | Hylurgus ligniperda | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Silver Y Moth | Autographa gamma | 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 |
| Summer Fruit Tortrix Moth | Adoxophyes orana | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |