2017 Approved Methods

The survey methodology presented here lists the most up-to-date, Approved Methods for survey and identification/diagnostics of 2017 CAPS target pests from the Priority Pest List, consisting of 1) Commodity and Taxonomic Survey Pests and 2) Pests of Economic and Environmental Importance. The information in this table supersedes any survey and identification/diagnostic information found in any other CAPS document (Commodity- or Taxon-based Survey References and Guidelines, datasheets, etc.). All other CAPS documents will eventually 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, Approved Methods for Pest Surveillance.



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Displaying 164 records.

OPTIONS Scientific Name Common Name List Survey ID/Diagnostic
info Adoxophyes orana Summer fruit Tortrix moth Stone Fruit Trap Morphological
info Agrilus auroguttatus Goldspotted oak borer Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Cerceris Sample
Trap
Morphological
info Agrilus biguttatus Oak splendour beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle
Oak
Cerceris Sample
Trap
Visual
Morphological
info Agrilus planipennis Emerald ash borer Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Cerceris Sample
Trap
Visual
Morphological
info Alectra vogelii Yellow witchweed Soybean Visual Morphological
info Anguina tritici Wheat seed gall nematode Small Grains Tissue Sample Multiple
info Anoplophora chinensis Citrus longhorned beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Visual Morphological
info Anoplophora glabripennis Asian longhorned beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Visual Morphological
info Anthonomus grandis Boll weevil Cotton Trap Morphological
info Archips xylosteanus Variegated golden Tortrix Oak Trap Morphological
info Argyresthia pruniella Cherry blossom moth Stone Fruit Trap Morphological
info Aspidiotus rigidus False coconut scale Palm Visual Morphological
info Autographa gamma Silver Y moth Corn
Cotton
Grape
Small Grains
Solanaceous Hosts
Soybean
Trap Morphological
info Bactrocera zonata Peach fruit fly Stone Fruit Trap Morphological
info Belocaulus spp. Leatherleaf slugs Mollusk Visual Multiple
info Bursaphelenchus cocophilus Red ring nematode Palm Visual Morphological
info Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense 16SrXII-B Australian grapevine yellows Grape
Solanaceous Hosts
Visual Molecular
info Candidatus Phytoplasma mali 16SrX-A Apple proliferation No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Molecular
info Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae 16SrIV Palm lethal yellowing Palm Visual Molecular
info Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium 16SrIX-B Almond witches' broom Stone Fruit Visual Molecular
info Candidatus Phytoplasma pini 16SrXXI-A Pine witches' broom Pine Visual Molecular
info Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum 16SrX-F European stone fruit yellows Stone Fruit Visual Molecular
info Candidatus Phytoplasma solani 16SrXII-A Stolbur disease Grape Visual Molecular
info Candidatus Phytoplasma vitis 16SrV-C Flavescence doree Grape Visual Molecular
info Ceratocystis manginecans Mango sudden decline Tropical Hosts Visual Morphological
info Cernuella spp. Hygromiid snails Mollusk Visual Morphological
info Cernuella virgata Maritime garden snail Small Grains
Soybean
Visual Morphological
info Ceroplastes japonicus Japanese wax scale No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Morphological
info Chilo partellus Spotted stem borer Corn Trap Morphological
info Chilo suppressalis Asiatic rice borer No Manual - See Host Matrix Trap Morphological
info Chlorophorus annularis Bamboo borer Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Visual Morphological
info Chlorophorus strobilicola Slender-banded pinecone longhorn beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Visual Morphological
info Chrysodeixis chalcites Golden twin spot moth Solanaceous Hosts
Soybean
Trap Multiple
info Cocadviroid Coconut Cadang Cadang Viroid Coconut cadang cadang (CCCVd) Palm Visual Molecular
info Cochlicella spp. Cochlicellid snails Mollusk
Small Grains
Visual Morphological
info Colosius spp. Leatherleaf slugs Mollusk Visual Multiple
info Conogethes punctiferalis Yellow peach moth; Castor capsule borer Tropical Hosts Trap Morphological
info Crocidosema aporema Bud borer Soybean Trap
Visual
Morphological
info Cronartium flaccidum Scots pine blister rust Pine Visual Morphological
info Cryptoblabes gnidiella Christmas berry webworm Grape Trap Morphological
info Darna pallivitta Nettle caterpillar Palm Trap Morphological
info Dendroctonus micans European spruce beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle
Pine
Visual Morphological
info Dendrolimus pini Pine-tree lappet Asian Defoliator
Pine
Trap Morphological
info Dendrolimus punctatus Masson pine moth Asian Defoliator
Pine
Trap Morphological
info Dendrolimus sibiricus Siberian silk moth Asian Defoliator
Pine
Trap Morphological
info Diabrotica speciosa Cucurbit beetle Corn
Small Grains
Soybean
Visual Morphological
info Diprion pini Pine sawfly Pine Trap Morphological
info Ditylenchus angustus Rice stem nematode No Manual - See Host Matrix Tissue Sample Morphological
info Enarmonia formosana Cherry bark Tortrix Stone Fruit Trap Morphological
info Epiphyas postvittana Light brown apple moth Grape
Stone Fruit
Trap Morphological
info Erwinia pyrifoliae Asian pear blight No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Molecular
info Eupoecilia ambiguella European grape berry moth Grape Trap Morphological
info Eurygaster integriceps Sunn pest Small Grains Specimen Collection Sample
Visual
Morphological
info Eutetranychus orientalis Citrus brown mite Cotton
Soybean
Visual Morphological
info Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense tropical race 4 Panama disease tr4 Tropical Hosts Visual Multiple
info Globodera pallida Pale cyst nematode Cyst Nematode
Solanaceous Hosts
Soil Sample
Tissue Sample
Multiple
info Globodera rostochiensis Golden nematode Cyst Nematode
Solanaceous Hosts
Soil Sample
Tissue Sample
Multiple
info Grapholita funebrana Plum fruit moth Stone Fruit Trap Morphological
info Gymnandrosoma aurantianum Citrus fruit borer Tropical Hosts Trap Morphological
info Haplaxius crudus American palm cixiid Palm Specimen Collection Sample
Trap
Visual
Morphological
info Helicoverpa armigera Old World bollworm Corn
Cotton
Small Grains
Solanaceous Hosts
Soybean
Trap Morphological
info Hemileia vastatrix Coffee leaf rust Tropical Hosts Visual Morphological
info Heterodera cajani Pigeonpea cyst nematode Cyst Nematode Soil Sample
Tissue Sample
Morphological
info Heterodera ciceri Chickpea cyst nematode Cyst Nematode Soil Sample
Tissue Sample
Morphological
info Heterodera latipons Mediterranean cereal cyst nematode Cyst Nematode
Small Grains
Soil Sample
Tissue Sample
Morphological
info Heterodera sacchari Sugar cane cyst nematode Cyst Nematode Soil Sample
Tissue Sample
Morphological
info Heteronychus arator Black maize beetle Corn
Grape
Visual Morphological
info Hylobius abietis Large pine weevil Pine Trap Morphological
info Hymenoscyphus fraxineus Ash dieback No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Multiple
info Ips sexdentatus Sixtoothed bark beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Trap Morphological
info Ips typographus European spruce bark beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Trap Morphological
info Laevicaulis spp. Leatherleaf slugs Mollusk Visual Multiple
info Laodelphax striatellus Small brown planthopper Corn
Small Grains
Trap Morphological
info Leucoptera malifoliella Pear leaf blister moth Stone Fruit Trap Morphological
info Lissachatina fulica Giant African snail Mollusk Visual Morphological
info Lobesia botrana European grapevine moth Grape
Stone Fruit
Trap Morphological
info Lycorma delicatula Spotted lanternfly Grape Visual Morphological
info Lymantria albescens Ivory spongy moth Asian Defoliator Trap Molecular
info Lymantria dispar asiatica Asian spongy moth Asian Defoliator
Oak
Trap Molecular
info Lymantria dispar japonica Japanese spongy moth Asian Defoliator Trap Molecular
info Lymantria mathura Rosy tussock moth Asian Defoliator
Oak
Pine
Trap Morphological
info Lymantria monacha Black-arched tussock moth Asian Defoliator Trap Morphological
info Lymantria postalba White-winged spongy moth Asian Defoliator Trap Molecular
info Lymantria umbrosa Shadow spongy moth Asian Defoliator Trap Molecular
info Lymantria xylina Casuarina tussock moth Asian Defoliator Trap Morphological
info Magnaporthiopsis maydis Late wilt of corn Corn Visual Molecular
info Mamestra brassicae Cabbage moth No Manual - See Host Matrix Trap Morphological
info Massicus raddei Mountain oak longhorned beetle Oak Trap
Visual
Morphological
info Megaplatypus mutatus Ambrosia beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Trap Morphological
info Meghimatium pictum Chinese slug Mollusk Visual Morphological
info Meloidogyne artiellia British root-knot nematode Small Grains Soil Sample Morphological
info Meloidogyne fallax False columbia root-knot nematode Solanaceous Hosts Soil Sample
Visual
Morphological
info Meloidogyne minor Root-knot nematode Solanaceous Hosts Soil Sample Morphological
info Metamasius hemipterus West indian cane weevil Palm Trap
Visual
Morphological
info Monacha spp. Hygromiid snails Mollusk Visual Morphological
info Monilia polystroma Asiatic brown rot Stone Fruit Visual Multiple
info Monilinia fructigena Brown rot; Apple brown rot Stone Fruit Visual Multiple
info Monochamus alternatus Japanese pine sawyer Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Trap Morphological
info Monochamus saltuarius Sakhalin pine sawyer Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle
Pine
Visual Morphological
info Monochamus sutor Small white-marmorated longhorned beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle
Pine
Visual Morphological
info Monochamus urussovii Black fir sawyer Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Trap Morphological
info Neofusicoccum mangiferae Mango fruit rot Tropical Hosts Visual Multiple
info Neoleucinodes elegantalis Tomato fruit borer Solanaceous Hosts Trap Morphological
info Nepovirus Tomato Black Ring Virus Tomato black ring (TBRV) No Manual - See Host Matrix Tissue Sample Multiple
info Nysius huttoni Wheat bug Small Grains Visual Morphological
info Onopordum acaulon Horse thistle No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Morphological
info Orthotomicus erosus Mediterranean pine engraver Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Trap Morphological
info Orthotospovirus Groundnut Bud Necrosis Virus Groundnut bud necrosis (GBNV) Solanaceous Hosts Visual Multiple
info Oryctes rhinoceros Coconut rhinoceros beetle Palm Trap
Visual
Morphological
info Oxycarenus hyalinipennis Cotton seed bug Cotton Visual Morphological
info Panolis flammea Pine beauty moth Pine Trap Morphological
info Paratachardina pseudolobata Lobate lac scale Tropical Hosts Visual Morphological
info Paysandisia archon Palm borer Palm Visual Morphological
info Pectinophora gossypiella Pink bollworm Cotton Trap Morphological
info Peronosclerospora maydis Java downy mildew Corn Visual Morphological
info Peronosclerospora philippinensis Philippine downy mildew Corn Visual Morphological
info Phthorimea absoluta Tomato leaf miner Solanaceous Hosts Trap Morphological
info Phytomyza gymnostoma Allium leaf miner No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Morphological
info Phytophthora alni Alder root and collar rot No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual
Water Sample
Multiple
info Phytophthora austrocedrae Mal del cipres; Cypress mortality No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Multiple
info Phytophthora kernoviae Beech bleeding canker No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual
Water Sample
Multiple
info Phytophthora quercina Phytophthora oak decline; Root rot Oak Visual
Water Sample
Multiple
info Pieris brassicae Large white butterfly No Manual - See Host Matrix Specimen Collection Sample
Visual
Morphological
info Pityogenes chalcographus Sixtoothed spruce bark beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Trap Morphological
info Platypus quercivorus Oak Ambrosia beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle
Oak
Trap Morphological
info Potyvirus Plum Pox Virus Plum pox (PPV) Stone Fruit Tissue Sample Serological
info Pseudocercospora pini-densiflorae Needle blight of pine Pine Visual Morphological
info Pseudopezicula tracheiphila Rotbrenner Grape Visual Morphological
info Punctodera chalcoensis Mexican corn cyst nematode Corn
Cyst Nematode
Soil Sample
Tissue Sample
Morphological
info Raffaelea quercivora Japanese oak wilt Oak Visual Morphological
info Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 Bacterial wilt; Southern bacterial wilt Solanaceous Hosts Visual Multiple
info Raoiella indica Red palm mite Palm Visual Morphological
info Rathayibacter toxicus Annual ryegrass toxicity No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Multiple
info Rhabdoscelus obscurus New guinea sugarcane weevil Palm Trap
Visual
Morphological
info Rhagoletis cerasi European cherry fruit fly Stone Fruit Specimen Collection Sample
Trap
Morphological
info Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Red palm weevil Palm Trap
Visual
Morphological
info Rhynchophorus palmarum South American palm weevil Palm Trap
Visual
Morphological
info Sarasinula spp. Leatherleaf slugs Mollusk Visual Multiple
info Sclerophthora rayssiae var. zeae Brown stripe downy mildew Corn Visual Morphological
info Scolytus intricatus European oak bark beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle
Oak
Visual Morphological
info Semperula spp. Leatherleaf slugs Mollusk Visual Multiple
info Spodoptera littoralis Egyptian cottonworm Corn
Cotton
Grape
Oak
Small Grains
Solanaceous Hosts
Soybean
Trap Morphological
info Spodoptera litura Cotton cutworm Corn
Cotton
Grape
Solanaceous Hosts
Trap Morphological
info Stenoma catenifer Avocado seed moth Tropical Hosts Trap Morphological
info Synchytrium endobioticum Potato wart Solanaceous Hosts Visual Multiple
info Tecia solanivora Guatemalan potato moth Solanaceous Hosts Trap Morphological
info Tetropium castaneum Black spruce beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Trap Morphological
info Tetropium fuscum Brown spruce longhorned beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Trap Morphological
info Thaumatotibia leucotreta False codling moth Corn
Cotton
Grape
Oak
Solanaceous Hosts
Stone Fruit
Trap Morphological
info Thaumetopoea pityocampa Pine processionary moth Pine Trap Morphological
info Thaumetopoea processionea Oak processionary moth Oak Trap Morphological
info Tobamovirus Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus Cucumber green mottle mosaic (CGMMV) No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Multiple
info Tomicus destruens Pine shoot beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle
Pine
Trap Morphological
info Tomicus minor Lesser pine shoot beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Visual Morphological
info Tortrix viridana Green oak Tortrix Oak Trap Morphological
info Tremex fuscicornis Tremex woodwasp Oak Visual Morphological
info Trichoferus campestris Velvet longhorned beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Trap
Visual
Morphological
info Trogoderma granarium Khapra beetle No Manual - See Host Matrix Trap Morphological
info Trypodendron domesticum European hardwood ambrosia beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Trap Morphological
info Unaspis yanonensis Arrowhead scale No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Morphological
info Veronicella spp. Leatherleaf slugs Mollusk Visual Multiple
info Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Bacterial blight No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Multiple
info Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola Bacterial leaf streak No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Multiple
info Xyleborus glabratus Redbay Ambrosia beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Trap Morphological