Delaware
Contact Information

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

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Faith Kuehn (302) 698-4587

    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

    Jimmy Kroon (302) 698-4586

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    Colleen Kitzmiller (302) 678-5868

    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

    Tom Denholm (609) 259-5249
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

News

Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
Entomology and Applied Ecology
Beneficial Insect Research
Integrated Pest Management
Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
Symptoms of Soybean Vein Necrosis Linked to a New Tospovirus
Dont Move Firewood
Videos

Sudden Emergence of BMSB as a Serious Agricultural Pest in Mid Atlantic

CAPS 2013 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
Asian Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar asiatica Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Asian Longhorned Beetle Anoplophora glabripennis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
City Longhorned Beetle Aeolesthes sarta Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Emerald Ash Borer Agrilus planipennis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Japanese Cedar Longhorned Beetle Callidiellum rufipenne Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Splendour Beetle Agrilus biguttatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pine Shoot Beetle Tomicus destruens Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pine Shoot Beetle (PSB) Tomicus piniperda Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Ramorum Blight ; Sudden Oak Death Phytophthora ramorum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sirex Woodwasp Sirex noctilio Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Thousand Cankers Disease Geosmithia morbida Pest Info | NAPIS Maps