REGULATORY SERVICES
Plant Pest Survey and Detection
Personnel in OPPS are constantly working to collect and manage data on plant pests of concern to Virginia. This includes insects, weeds, and plant diseases. Much of the work is conducted in cooperation with the USDA Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service. The Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Program provides national and regional coordination and funding.
Below is a listing of some of the current pest programs in Virginia with links for more information.
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Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) The 2009 Virginia EAB trap survey has concluded. No EAB was detected outside of Fairfax and Arlington counties. EAB has now been detected in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Click here for information on Federal Quarantine and compliance agreements for moving regulated ash articles Giant Salvinia Soybean Rust |
Sudden Oak Death (PR) SOD remains undetected in Virginia and surveys for its presence are ongoing. Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) |
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Asian Ambrosia Beetle
Giant African Land Snails
Pine Shoot Beetle
Sirex noctilio
The Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Program
October 20, 2009
Trapping Program Determines That Emerald Ash Borer Is Confined to Northern Virginia
April 13, 2009
Trapping Program Helps Track Movement of the Destructive Emerald Ash Borer in Virginia
February 5, 2009
Check the Source before Buying Firewood to Avoid the Spread of Pests