2012 Approved Methods

The survey methodology presented in this Appendix lists the most up-to-date, CAPS-approved methods for survey and identification/diagnostics of 2012 CAPS target pests from the Priority Pest List, consisting of pests from the 1) commodity- and taxonomic-based surveys and 2) AHP Prioritized Pest List. The information in this table supersedes any survey and identification/diagnostic information found in any other CAPS document (i.e., Commodity-based Survey References and Guidelines, EWB/BB National Survey Manual, etc.). All other CAPS documents eventually will be revised to include the information contained in this table; however, this table should always be the authoritative source for the most up-to-date, CAPS-approved methods.

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OPTIONS Scientific Name Common Name Lists Survey ID/Diagnostic Version
info Adoxophyes orana   Summer Fruit Tortrix Moth  Grape
National (AHP)
Oak
Soybean
Stone Fruit		 Trap  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Aeolesthes sarta   City Longhorned Beetle  Oak Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Agrilus auroguttatus   Goldspotted Oak Borer  EWB/BB Trap/Visual  Morphological  2012-02-02 
info Agrilus biguttatus   Oak Splendour Beetle  EWB/BB
National (AHP)
Oak		 Other/Visual  Morphological  2011-11-30 
info Agrilus planipennis   Emerald Ash Borer  EWB/BB Trap/Visual  Morphological  2012-02-01 
info Alectra vogelii   Yellow Witchweed  Soybean Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Anoplophora chinensis   Citrus Longhorned Beetle  EWB/BB Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Anoplophora glabripennis   Asian Longhorned Beetle  EWB/BB Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Anthonomus grandis   Boll Weevil (BW)  Cotton Trap  Morphological  2011-12-09 
info Archips xylosteanus   Variegated Golden Tortrix  National (AHP)
Oak		 Trap  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Autographa gamma   Silver Y Moth  Corn
Cotton
Grape
Small Grains
Soybean		 Trap  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Bactrocera zonata  Peach Fruit Fly  Stone Fruit Trap  Morphological  2011-04-22 
info Cameraria ohridella   Horse Chestnut Leafminer  National (AHP) Visual  Morphological  2011-04-22 
info Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense 16SrXII-B  Australian Grapevine Yellows  Grape
National (AHP)		 Visual  Molecular  2010-08-18 
info Candidatus Phytoplasma mali 16SrX-A  Apple Proliferation  National (AHP) Visual  Multiple  2011-04-11 
info Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum 16SrX-F  European Stone Fruit Yellows  Stone Fruit Visual  Molecular  2010-08-18 
info Cernuella spp.  No common name, hygromiid snails  Small Grains
Soybean		 Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Cernuella virgata   Maritime Garden Snail  Small Grains
Soybean		 Visual  Morphological  2011-07-29 
info Ceroplastes destructor   Soft Wax Scale  National (AHP) Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Ceroplastes japonicus   Japanese Wax Scale  National (AHP) Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Chalara fraxinea  Ash Dieback  National (AHP) Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Chilo suppressalis   Asiatic Rice Borer  Corn
National (AHP)		 Trap  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Chlorophorus annularis   Bamboo Borer  EWB/BB Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Chlorophorus strobilicola   Slender-Banded Pinecone Longhorn Beetle  EWB/BB Visual  Morphological  2010-10-05 
info Chrysodeixis chalcites   Golden Twin Spot Moth  Soybean Trap  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Cochlicella spp.  No common name, cochlicellid snails  Small Grains Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Copitarsia spp.   Noctuid Moth  Grape
Small Grains		 Trap  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Crocidosema aporema   Bud Borer  Soybean Trap/Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Cronartium flaccidum   Scots Pine Blister Rust  National (AHP)
Pine		 Sample/Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Curculio elephas   European Chestnut Weevil  Oak Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Cylindrocladium pseudonaviculatum (Calonectria pseudonaviculata)  Boxwood Blight; Leaf and Stem Blight  Additional Pests Visual  Multiple  2011-11-18 
info Dendroctonus micans   Great Spruce Bark Beetle  EWB/BB
Pine		 Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Dendrolimus pini   Pine-tree Lappet  National (AHP)
Pine		 Trap  Morphological  2011-08-11 
info Dendrolimus punctatus   Masson Pine Moth  National (AHP)
Pine		 Trap  Morphological  2011-04-22 
info Dendrolimus sibiricus   Siberian Silk Moth  Pine Trap  Morphological  2011-04-22 
info Dendrolimus superans   Sakhalin Silk Moth  National (AHP)
Pine		 Other  Morphological  2011-04-22 
info Diabrotica speciosa   Cucurbit Beetle  Corn
Grape
Small Grains
Soybean		 Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Ditylenchus angustus   Rice Stem Nematode  National (AHP) Sample  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Enarmonia formosana   Cherry Bark Tortrix  Stone Fruit Trap  Morphological  2011-04-22 
info Epiphyas postvittana   Light Brown Apple Moth  Grape
Oak
Stone Fruit		 Trap  Morphological  2012-03-22 
info Eudocima fullonia   Fruit Piercing Moth  National (AHP) Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Eupoecilia ambiguella   European Grape Berry Moth  Grape Trap  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Eutetranychus orientalis   Citrus Brown Mite  Cotton
Soybean		 Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Globodera pallida   Pale Cyst Nematode  Cyst Nematodes Sample  Multiple  2010-08-18 
info Globodera rostochiensis   Golden Nematode  Cyst Nematodes Sample  Multiple  2010-08-18 
info Grapholita funebrana   Plum Fruit Moth  Stone Fruit Trap  Molecular  2011-04-22 
info Gymnopus fusipes   Root Rot  Oak Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Harpophora maydis   Late Wilt of Corn  Corn
National (AHP)		 Visual  Multiple  2010-12-13 
info Helicoverpa armigera   Old World Bollworm  Corn
Cotton
National (AHP)
Small Grains
Soybean		 Trap  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Heterodera cajani   Pigeonpea Cyst Nematode  Cyst Nematodes Sample  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Heterodera ciceri   Chickpea Cyst Nematode  Cyst Nematodes Sample  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Heterodera filipjevi   Cereal Cyst Nematode  Cyst Nematodes
Small Grains		 Sample  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Heterodera latipons   Mediterranean Cereal Cyst Nematode  Cyst Nematodes
Small Grains		 Sample  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Heterodera sacchari   Sugar Cane Cyst Nematode  Cyst Nematodes Sample  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Heteronychus arator   Black Maize Beetle  Corn
Grape
Small Grains		 Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Hylobius abietis   Large Pine Weevil  Pine Trap  Morphological  2011-06-16 
info Hylurgops palliatus   Lesser Spruce Shoot Beetle  EWB/BB Trap  Morphological  2011-06-16 
info Hylurgus ligniperda   Redhaired Pine Bark Beetle  EWB/BB Trap  Morphological  2011-06-16 
info Ips sexdentatus   Sixtoothed Bark Beetle  EWB/BB Trap  Morphological  2011-06-16 
info Ips typographus   European Spruce Bark Beetle  EWB/BB Trap  Morphological  2011-06-16 
info Leucoptera malifoliella   Pear Leaf Blister Moth  National (AHP)
Stone Fruit		 Other  Morphological  2012-03-19 
info Lissachatina fulica  Giant African Snail  National (AHP) Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Lobesia botrana   European Grapevine Moth  Grape
Small Grains
Stone Fruit		 Trap  Morphological  2011-07-14 
info Lymantria albescens   Okinawa Gypsy Moth  Trap  Molecular  2012-10-31 
info Lymantria dispar asiatica  Asian Gypsy Moth  Oak Trap  Molecular  2012-03-29 
info Lymantria dispar japonica  Japanese Gypsy Moth  Trap  Molecular  2012-10-31 
info Lymantria mathura   Rosy Moth  National (AHP)
Oak
Pine		 Trap  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Lymantria monacha   Nun Moth  Additional Pests Trap  Morphological  2011-07-26 
info Lymantria postalba   White-winged Gypsy Moth  Trap  Molecular  2014-01-15 
info Lymantria umbrosa   Hokkaido Gypsy Moth  Trap  Molecular  2012-10-31 
info Massicus raddei   Mountain Oak Longhorned Beetle  National (AHP)
Oak		 Trap  Morphological  2011-04-22 
info Meloidogyne artiellia   British Root-knot Nematode  Small Grains Sample  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Meloidogyne fallax   False Columbia Root-knot Nematode  Additional Pests Sample/Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Meloidogyne paranaensis   Parana Coffee Root-knot Nematode  Additional Pests Sample  Molecular  2010-08-18 
info Meloidogyne spp. (M. citri, M. donghaiensis,M. fujianensis, M. indica, M. jianyangensis, M. mingnanica)  Citrus Root Knot Nematodes  National (AHP) Sample  Morphological  2011-04-11 
info Monacha spp.  No common name, hygromiid snails  National (AHP) Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Monilia polystroma   Asiatic Brown Rot  National (AHP) Visual  Morphological  2011-04-15 
info Monochamus alternatus   Japanese Pine Sawyer  EWB/BB Trap  Morphological  2011-12-01 
info Monochamus saltuarius   Sakhalin Pine Sawyer  EWB/BB
National (AHP)
Pine		 Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Monochamus sutor   Small White-Marmorated Longhorned Beetle  EWB/BB
National (AHP)
Pine		 Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Mycosphaerella gibsonii   Needle Blight of Pine  Pine Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Nysius huttoni   Wheat Bug  National (AHP)
Small Grains		 Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Onopordum acaulon   Horse Thistle  National (AHP) Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Orthotomicus erosus   Mediterranean Pine Engraver  EWB/BB Trap  Morphological  2011-06-16 
info Ostrinia furnacalis   Asian Corn Borer  Corn Trap  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Otiorhynchus dieckmanni   Wingless Weevil  National (AHP) Trap/Other/Visual  Morphological  2012-02-03 
info Oxycarenus hyalinipennis   Cotton Seed Bug  Cotton
National (AHP)		 Visual  Morphological  2011-06-13 
info Panolis flammea   Pine Beauty Moth  National (AHP)
Pine		 Trap  Morphological  2011-07-19 
info Paysandisia archon   No common name, a palm borer  National (AHP) Visual  Morphological  2011-04-22 
info Pectinophora gossypiella   Pink Bollworm  Cotton Trap  Morphological  2011-12-15 
info Peronosclerospora maydis   Java Downy Mildew  Corn Sample/Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Peronosclerospora philippinensis   Philippine Downy Mildew  Corn
Small Grains		 Sample/Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Phellinus noxius   Brown Root Rot  Grape Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Phytophthora alni   Alder Root and Collar Rot  National (AHP) Sample/Visual  Multiple  2010-08-18 
info Phytophthora quercina   Phytophthora Oak Decline; Root Rot  Oak Sample/Visual  Multiple  2010-08-18 
info Pieris brassicae   Large White Butterfly  National (AHP) Other/Visual  Morphological  2011-07-19 
info Pityogenes chalcographus   Sixtoothed Spruce Bark Beetle  EWB/BB Trap  Morphological  2011-06-16 
info Pityophthorus juglandis   Walnut Twig Beetle  EWB/BB Trap/Visual  Morphological  2012-05-24 
info Planococcus minor   Passionvine Mealybug  Grape
National (AHP)		 Visual  Multiple  2010-08-18 
info Platypus quercivorus   Oak Ambrosia Beetle  EWB/BB
National (AHP)
Oak		 Trap  Morphological  2011-06-16 
info Potyvirus plum pox virus   Plum Pox  Stone Fruit Sample  Serological  2011-05-04 
info Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi  Bleeding Canker of Horse Chestnut  Additional Pests Visual  Molecular  2011-04-15 
info Punctodera chalcoensis   Mexican Corn Cyst Nematode  Corn
Cyst Nematodes		 Sample  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Raffaelea quercivora   Japanese Oak Wilt  National (AHP)
Oak		 Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2  Bacterial Wilt; Southern Bacterial Wilt  National (AHP) Visual  Multiple  2010-08-18 
info Rhagoletis cerasi   European Cherry Fruit Fly  Stone Fruit Trap  Morphological  2013-01-23 
info Rhynchophorus ferrugineus   Red Palm Weevil  Additional Pests Trap/Visual  Morphological  2012-06-29 
info Rhynchophorus palmarum   South American Palm Weevil  Additional Pests Trap/Visual  Morphological  2012-06-29 
info Sclerophthora rayssiae var. zeae  Brown Stripe Downy Mildew  Corn Sample/Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Scolytus intricatus   European Oak Bark Beetle  EWB/BB
Oak		 Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Sirex noctilio   Sirex Woodwasp  EWB/BB Trap  Morphological  2011-06-16 
info Spodoptera littoralis   Egyptian Cottonworm  Corn
Cotton
Grape
National (AHP)
Oak
Small Grains
Soybean		 Trap  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Spodoptera litura   Cotton Cutworm  Corn
Cotton
Grape
National (AHP)
Small Grains		 Trap  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Tetranychus roseus   No common name, a spider mite  National (AHP) Visual  Molecular  2011-04-22 
info Tetropium castaneum   Black Spruce Beetle  EWB/BB Trap  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Tetropium fuscum   Brown Spruce Longhorned Beetle  EWB/BB Trap  Morphological  2010-10-05 
info Thaumatotibia leucotreta   False Codling Moth  Corn
Cotton
Grape
National (AHP)
Oak
Stone Fruit		 Trap  Morphological  2011-04-26 
info Thaumetopoea processionea   Oak Processionary Moth  National (AHP)
Oak		 Trap  Morphological  2011-02-02 
info Tomicus destruens   No common name, a pine shoot beetle  EWB/BB
National (AHP)
Pine		 Trap  Morphological  2011-06-16 
info Tomicus minor   Lesser Pine Shoot Beetle  EWB/BB Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Tomicus piniperda   Pine Shoot Beetle  EWB/BB Trap  Morphological  2012-03-19 
info Tortrix viridana   Green Oak Tortrix  Oak Trap  Morphological  2011-12-27 
info Tremex fuscicornis   Tremex Woodwasp  National (AHP)
Oak		 Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Trichoferus campestris   Velvet Longhorned Beetle  EWB/BB Trap/Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Trypodendron domesticum   European Hardwood Ambrosia Beetle  EWB/BB Trap  Morphological  2011-06-16 
info Tuta absoluta   Tomato Leaf Miner  National (AHP) Trap  Morphological  2011-04-13 
info Unaspis yanonensis   Arrowhead Scale  National (AHP) Visual  Morphological  2010-08-18 
info Veronicella spp.  No common name, leatherleaf slugs  National (AHP) Visual  Multiple  2010-08-18 
info Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae  Bacterial Blight  National (AHP) Visual  Multiple  2011-08-11 
info Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola  Bacterial Leaf Streak  National (AHP) Visual  Multiple  2011-08-11 
info Xyleborus glabratus   Redbay Ambrosia Beetle  EWB/BB Trap  Morphological  2011-06-16 
info Yponomeuta malinellus   Apple Ermine Moth (AEM)  Additional Pests Trap  Morphological  2012-05-03