Colorado
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Department of Agriculture
Plant Protection Laws and Regulations Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
Economic Fact Sheet
Cooperative Extension Service

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Mitch Yergert (303) 239-4138

    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

    John Kaltenbach (303) 239-4131

    Coordinates CAPS survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.

  • State Plant Health Director

    Pat McPherren (303) 371-3355

    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

    Erin Stiers (785) 270-1382
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

News
Honeybee Shortage - Getting Worse Every Year
Wildfire season expected to bring many blazes this year
Beetle Infestation Threatens the Ouray White Fir Forests
Udall touts letter urging president to increase timber contract availability
Colorado Mountain College forest expo sheds light on sustainable wood products
Boulder May Ticket Homeowners Who Do Not Clear Their Yards of Noxious Weeds
Mountain pine beetle genome decoded
New Network Tracks Local Invasive Weeds
National Invasive Species Awareness Week to Focus on Prevention ...
Pine Beetle Outbreak Buffers Watersheds from Nitrate Pollution
Invasive Grass Fuels Increased Fire Activity in the West
Imported fire ants a biting problem for Black Forest rancher
Climate Change to Cripple Southwestern Forests
Bark beetles a boon for biodiversity
2001-2002 Drought Helped Propel Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic
Dangerous Insect May Have Been Imported Into Colorado
Grand County sawmills find regional markets for beetle-kill timber
Biomass projects may utilize trees killed by beetles
What happens when the view is gone
Have your trees checked - state says
Economics of Invasive Species on Rangelands
Nearly 50 Percent of Retail Firewood Infested With Insects
USFS report shows bark beetle damage slowing down - Challis Messenger
Pest Fighting Nematodes Identified
Scientists Sorting Out Beetle-Fire Relationship
Heres Looking at Earth... This Bark Beetle Is Deadly
Heat wave may be best defense against new summer pest
Dying Trees in Southwest Set Stage for Erosion, Water Loss in the Colorado River
Bee-Killing Virus Gets Supercharged by Mites
Bark beetles take a bite out of air quality
Grasshoppers Hatching in NE Colorado
Effects of Trees Killed by Bark Beetles on Wildfire
Green and Growing
Clearwing Moths are Convincing Mimics of Bees and Wasps
Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
Status of European Pepper Moth
Extinction Countdown Whitebark Pine Turned Down for Endangered Species List
PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
Mountain Pine Beetle Activity May Impact Snow Accumulation and Melt
2011 EBIPM Field School
Wicked Weed of the West Waning With Effect of Weevils and Other Nontoxic Remedies
Emerald Ash Borer a Continued Threat to Trees in the East
Cold Snap Zaps Moths But Not the Pine Beetles Yet
Invasive Grass Threatens Western Grazing Lands

Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
Colorado Weed Management Association
Biological Pest Control Program (CDA-Insectary)
Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
CSU Plant Diagnostic Clinic
Colorado State Forest Service
Great Plains Diagnostic Network
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
1000 Cankers FAQ
Colorado Division of Wildlife
Colorado Division of Wildlife
Noxious Weeds and Water-Conserving Landscapes
Colorado Department of Local Affairs - Geographic Information Systems
Drought in 2001-2002 Fueled Rocky Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak
Videos

Biological Control: The War on Saltcedar

CAPS 2013 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
Cotton Cutworm Spodoptera litura Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Cotton Seed Bug Oxycarenus hyalinipennis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Cucurbit Beetle Diabrotica speciosa Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Egyptian Cottonworm Spodoptera littoralis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
European Grapevine Moth Lobesia botrana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
European Spruce Bark Beetle Ips typographus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
False Codling Moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Japanese Pine Sawyer Beetle Monochamus alternatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Lesser Spruce Shoot Beetle Hylurgops palliatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Mediterranean Pine Engraver Orthotomicus erosus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Old World Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pine Shoot Beetle Tomicus destruens Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pine-tree Lappet Dendrolimus pini Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Redhaired Pine Bark Beetle Hylurgus ligniperda Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Rosy Moth Lymantria mathura Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sirex Woodwasp Sirex noctilio Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sixtoothed Bark Beetle Ips sexdentatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sixtoothed Spruce Bark Beetle Pityogenes chalcographus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Tomato Leaf Miner Tuta absoluta Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Wheat Bug Nysius huttoni Pest Info | NAPIS Maps