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National Agricultural Pest Information System
West Virginia
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Department of Agriculture
Plant Protection Laws and Regulations Economic Fact Sheet
Cooperative Extension Service
State Plant Regulatory Official
Sherri Hutchinson (304-558-2212)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
Eric Ewing (304-558-2212)Coordinates survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.State Plant Health Director
Jason Watkins (304-372-8590)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
Rachel Braud (304-372-8590)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
09/29/2011 - Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas Additions in Indiana Maine Ohio Virginia West Virginia and Wisconsin
09/27/2011 - Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestations
08/23/2011 - USDA WV AG Department to Help Landowners Battle Hemlock Destroying Insect in 2 Counties
08/08/2011 - Invasive Bugs Making a Bigger Stink
08/08/2011 - Kudzu Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
08/01/2011 - Stink Bugs Invade Mid Atlantic Region
07/13/2011 - PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
07/12/2011 - W. Va. landowners can apply for gypsy moth program
06/25/2011 - Emerald Ash Borer found in five more W.Va. counties
06/22/2011 - Discovery of Asian Longhorned Beetle in Ohio
05/27/2011 - WV Battles Hemlock Threat
03/23/2011 - WV Museum Uses Critters to Fight Critters
Related Pages
| CAPS 2011 Survey Targets | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Options |
| Asian Longhorned Beetle | Anoplophora glabripennis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Egyptian Cottonworm | Spodoptera littoralis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Emerald Ash Borer | Agrilus planipennis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps | APHIS-PPQ Page |
| Eur. Hardwood Ambrosia Beetle | Trypodendron domesticum | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| European Spruce Bark Beetle | Ips typographus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| False Codling Moth | Thaumatotibia leucotreta | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Japanese Cedar Longhorn Beetle | Callidiellum rufipenne | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Japanese Pine Sawyer Beetle | Monochamus alternatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Lesser Spruce Shoot Beetle | Hylurgops palliatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Meadow Fleabane | Inula britannica | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Mediterranean Pine Engraver | Orthotomicus erosus | 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 |
| Sixtoothed Bark Beetle | Ips sexdentatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Summer Fruit Tortrix Moth | Adoxophyes orana | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Viburnum Leaf Beetle | Pyrrhalta viburni | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |