Pest Tracker
Exotic Pest Reporting
California
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Department of Food and Agriculture
Plant Protection Laws and Regulations Economic Fact Sheet
Cooperative Extension Service
State Plant Regulatory Official
VacantServes 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
Chan, Jason (916) 654-1211Coordinates CAPS survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.State Plant Health Director
Wright, Helene (916) 930-5500Directs 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
VacantProvides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.
News
NAPPO - Mediterranean Fruit Fly - APHIS Establishes Quarantine in the Sun Valley Area of Los Angeles
USDA - Removal of Mediterranean Fruit Fly Quarantine Area in the Perris area of Riverside County, CA
APHIS Establishes New Oriental Fruit Fly Regulated Area in the Cupertino Area of Santa Clara Co., CA
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Common Name | Scientific Name | Destinations |
Ambrosia beetle | Megaplatypus mutatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Asian longhorned beetle | Anoplophora glabripennis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Black fir sawyer | Monochamus urussovii | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Black spruce beetle | Tetropium castaneum | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Brown spruce longhorned beetle | Tetropium fuscum | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Emerald ash borer | Agrilus planipennis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
European hardwood Ambrosia beetle | Trypodendron domesticum | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
European spruce bark beetle | Ips typographus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Goldspotted oak borer | Agrilus auroguttatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Great spruce bark beetle | Dendroctonus micans | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Japanese pine sawyer | Monochamus alternatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Large pine weevil | Hylobius abietis | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Lesser pine shoot beetle | Tomicus minor | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Mediterranean pine engraver | Orthotomicus erosus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Oak Ambrosia beetle | Platypus quercivorus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Oak splendour beetle | Agrilus biguttatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Pine shoot beetle | Tomicus destruens | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Redbay Ambrosia beetle | Xyleborus glabratus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Sakhalin pine sawyer | Monochamus saltuarius | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Sixtoothed bark beetle | Ips sexdentatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Sixtoothed spruce bark beetle | Pityogenes chalcographus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
Slender-banded pinecone longhorn beetle | Chlorophorus strobilicola | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |