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Department of Agriculture
Plant Protection Laws and Regulations Economic Fact Sheet
Cooperative Extension Service

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Brad White (360-902-2071)

    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

    Tom Sandoe (509-249-6968)

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    Barbara Chambers (206-592-9057)

    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

    Yolanda Inguanzo (360-753-9430)
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

News
01/10/2012 - Strip Rust Less This Year but Still Severe Experts Predict
01/10/2012 - Workshop to Teach About Invasive Species
01/09/2012 - Gypsy Moths Becoming Increasingly Rare in Washington
01/06/2012 - The Dispatch News Mobile
01/03/2012 - Planting Project Battles Invasive Species on Lake Sacajawea Shore
01/03/2012 - Gypsy moths becoming increasingly rare in Washington ยป Kitsap Sun
12/20/2011 - Uninvited Guests
11/16/2011 - Low Level of Stripe Rust Infection Found in Winter Wheat
11/14/2011 - Ben Rush Students Help Restore Wetlands
11/02/2011 - WA Winning the War Against Exotic Pests
10/25/2011 - Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
10/20/2011 - Two Invasive Species Identified in Point Roberts
10/18/2011 - Caterpillar Outbreak in Baker Lake Area Threatens Trees
08/15/2011 - Status of European Pepper Moth
08/10/2011 - Cereal Cyst Nematodes Rising Problem in PNW Researchers Say
07/22/2011 - Extinction Countdown Whitebark Pine Turned Down for Endangered Species List
07/22/2011 - Rainiers Trees Could Hold Key to Saving Whitebark Pines
07/21/2011 - Blasting Weeds Away
07/13/2011 - PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
06/24/2011 - Buy it Where You Burn it Campaign Aims to Control Insects
06/24/2011 - OSU uses campground firewood as invasive species education tool
06/07/2011 - How Lodgepole Pines Protect Their Kind Against Fire Mountain Pine Beetles Infestation
05/20/2011 - Invasive Spartina has been Nearly Eradicated from State Shorelines
05/10/2011 - King County Offers Free Workshops to Help Residents Tackle Tough Noxious Weeds
05/09/2011 - Native Plants of the Puget Lowlands Springing to Life
05/05/2011 - Remove These NonNative Plants For Your Garden and the Environment
05/05/2011 - Scotch Broom that Pesky Noxious Weed Carries an Economic Cost
04/25/2011 - Finding the Tools to Manage Invasive Annual Grasses
04/25/2011 - 2011 EBIPM Field School
04/22/2011 - How to Fight Invasive Phragmites the Eco Friendly Way
03/25/2011 - Research Funded through Insect Sales
02/28/2011 - Ammendment to Federal Order Requiring Advance Notification for Phytophthora ramorum
02/25/2011 - Cold a Chance to Kill Snails
02/11/2011 - Restoration Project Helps Heal the Eosystem
01/31/2011 - Invasive Grass Threatens Western Grazing Lands
01/31/2011 - Deer Point Drawdown a Success Ends Feb. 12
01/21/2011 - DNR Warns of Moth Outbreak in Area Trees
01/06/2011 - Burn Firewood NW States Urge You to Buy Local
// - NASA Satellites Reveal Surprising Connection Between Beetle Attacks and Wildfire
// - Study shows Ramorum blight introductions
// - Snail Seclusion Successful
// - Climate change allows invasive weed to outcompete local species
// - State scrambles to fight massive tree die-offs

Related Pages

2011 European Grape Vine Moth Survey
Weed Identification Tool
Invaders Database System
Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
College of Agricultural Human and Natural Resource Sciences
Department of Entomology
European Poplar Shoot Borer
Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board
Washington Native Plant Society
Apple Ermine Moth Fact Sheet
Meadow Knapweed, Washington State DNR
Exotic Pest Surveys
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
1000 Cankers FAQ
What Backyard Fruitgrowers Need to Know About SWD
Pest Alert
USDA-Forestry Service
The Mighty Oak Faces Challenges in the Pacific West
Plant Smart
FDAC Exotic Fruit Fly Information
Nonnative Invasive Plants of Pacific Coast Forests
NPAG Report
Combating the Damaging Gypsy Moth
Videos

Exotic Fruit Fly Monitoring

CAPS 2011 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Options
Brown Spruce Longhorned Beetle Tetropium fuscum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Burgundy Snail Helix pomatia Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Eastern Heath Snail Xerolenta obvia Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Giant African Snail Lissachatina fulica Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Giant Wood Wasp Urocerus gigas gigas Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Green Burrowing Snail Cantareus apertus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Hygromiid Snail Monacha cartusiana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Japanese Pine Sawyer Beetle Monochamus alternatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Mediterranean Pine Engraver Orthotomicus erosus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Milk Snail Otala lactea 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
Pine-tree Lappet Dendrolimus pini Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pyralid Moth Duponchelia fovealis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Redhaired Pine Bark Beetle Hylurgus ligniperda Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Rosy Moth Lymantria mathura Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page
Sakhalin Pine Sawyer Monochamus saltuarius Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sakhalin Silk Moth Dendrolimus superans Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Scolytid Beetle Ips subelongatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sirex Woodwasp Sirex noctilio Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page
Small White-Marmorated Longhorned Beetle Monochamus sutor Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Striped Snail Cernuella virgata Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
White Garden Snail Theba pisana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Wrinkled Snail Candidula intersecta Pest Info | NAPIS Maps