Indiana
Contact Information

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

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Philip Marshall (317) 232-4120

    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

    Larry Bledsoe (765) 494-8324

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    Gary Simon (765) 497-2859

    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

    Michelle Mikula (810) 844-2732
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

News
Greencastle Banner-Graphic: Local News: The Nature Conservancy supports re-authorizing Indiana Invasive Species Council (02/20/15)
Purdue Extension - Control of Woodland Invasive Species Demonstration
Mites bedevil Hoosier beekeepers - AgriNews
Emerald Ash Borer Now Confirmed in 79 of 92 Indiana Counties
Biogeomorphic Impacts of Invasive Species
Indiana gets $100K tree-planting grant from feds | wlfi.com
Invasive species take root in Elkhart County - Elkhart Truth
Purdue News - Study: Fungus behind deadly disease in walnut trees mutates easily, complicating control
Disease could cost black walnut industry millions, forest specialist warns -- ScienceDaily
Time to control hosts of soybean cyst nematode - News Democrat - newsdemocrat.com
LaPorteCountyLife.com | Restoration Efforts Underway at Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve
Students help plant trees at Kirchhoff Park : Valparaiso Community News
Tree Canopy Comeback November 1
Kokomo to plant 400 new trees by end of October - Kokomo Tribune: News
Stink bugs enjoying Hoosier hospitality
Noticed any of these stinkers in your house?
Emerald Ash Borer Found in Davidson County | TN.gov Newsroom
Initiative Will Make Terre Haute Greener - MyWabashValley.com
Decline of bees results in bad apple crop for local farmer | WTHITV.com
Where to turn if the emerald ash borer hits your neighborhood | WISH-TV
La Porte still battling invasive weed in city lakes - TheNewsDispatch.com: News
Tree-destroying pest detected in South Jersey
An Overview of Corn Ear Rots
Emerald Ash Borer In West Lafayette | Living With Insects Blog
Plant Diseases - Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus
Valpo Gets $5,000 Grant to Replace Ash Trees
Importation of Fresh Blueberry Fruit From Morocco Into the Continental United States
New Webcasts Save Time, Money, and Pesticide During Soybean Aphid Season
Western Bean Cutworm Flight Picking Up
Gigantic Japanese Beetle
Vigo Parks Treating Ash Trees in Fowler Park
Tree Check Month
Soybean Cyst Nematodes Could Show Up in Problem Areas
Western Corn Rootworm Beetles Emerging
Corn Borer Surprises Some, Treatment Window Closing
If it LOOKS like a Caterpillar and ACTS like a Caterpillar - It may be a Sawfly Larva
Geosmithia morbida, the Causal Agent of Thousand Cankers Disease, Found in Indiana
Invasive Beetle Could Harm Southern Indiana Ash Trees
Emerald Ash Borer Adults Taking Flight
Final Aerial Treatment to Rid Campus of Gypsy Moths Planned
Dealing With DON in Wheat
Giant Hogweed
Ash Borer Found Inside Knox County Borders
Deadly Fire Blight in Flowering Pear Trees Still a Problem
Palmer Amaranth Threatens Midwest Farm Economy, Researchers Report
APHIS Modifies Gypsy Moth Regulatory Policy for Logs
What an Incredible Black Cutworm Catching Season
DNR Postpones Gypsy Moth Application until Friday Due to Weather
Black Cutworm Arrival and Development - Timing is Everything
Black Cutworm Moths Just Keep Coming
Scouting for Invasive Plant Species
DNR to Utilize Aerial Assault to Rid Campus of Devastating Gypsy Moths
Trees Fall Prey to Ash Borer and Herbicide
Black Cutworm Spring Arrival Met With Hostile Welcoming
Insect Pest Survival During a Harsh Winter
Purdue Educator - EAB Can Survive Harsh Winter in Most Places
APHIS Removes Protected Area Status for Emerald Ash borer From 5 Counties in Indiana
Purdue Extension to Discuss Emerald Ash Borer - Columbus Indiana
Cold Weather and Emerald Ash Borer - Got Nature?
National Invasive Species Awareness Week Spotlights the Importance of Prevention and Management Strategies
Bayer CropSciences Second Annual Bee Care Tour Launched in Washington
With Emerald Ash Borer Incoming, Ecologists Map Old Growth Forest Among Largest in Indiana
APHIS Updates Gypsy Moth Factsheet and Inspection Checklist
Purdue Tree Doctor available for Android and iPhones
Mutant Corn Could Yield New Ways to Curb Billion Dollar Bug
Crop Robber Weed Takes Root in Midwest
Students Join Fight Against Emerald Ash Borer
Concerns Are Growing, Yet Invasive Species Experts Can Cite Progress, Too
Honey Bees Disappearing World Wide
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Making Its Presence Known
Indiana Property Owners Advised of Walnut Tree Disease
Does Seed Treatment Dust Affect Honey Bees
Managing Rotten Corn - An Overview of Corn Ear Rots
Advances in Emerald Ash Borer Detection
Effects of Climate on EAB Mortality and the Potential for Ash Survival in North America
Are Late-Planted Soybeans at Risk for Soybean Rust
Late Blight Disease Found on Indiana Tomato Samples
International Demand, Competition Spurs Soybean Innovation
Soybean Aphid Activity Picking Up
USDA Observes August As Tree Check Month And Asks The Public To Take 10 Minutes To Check Trees
Western Bean Cutworm Flight Intensifying
Soybean Aphid Update
Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus Confirmed in Indiana
Soybean Aphid: Something to Consider in Future Weeks
Identifying Palmer Amaranth in The Field
For This Aquatic Superweed Prevention and Early Detection are Essential
Emerald Ash Borer Attacks Winamac Trees
Conditions Favorable for Foliar Diseases of Corn
Western Corn Rootworm Beetles Emerging
European Gypsy Moths Threaten Area Oak Trees
DNR Warns About Dangerous Plant
Japanese Beetles Emerging
Fusarium Head Blight - Scab - Present in Indiana Wheat
Update on Fusarium Head Blight and Stripe Rust of Wheat
Bloomington Advises Residents To Fight Emerald Ash Borer
Scientists Mobilize Fungus to Fight Hydrilla
Time Short to Halt Ash Borer
Update on Fusarium Head Blight and Stripe Rust of Wheat
Control of Dandelion in No-till Corn and Soybean
Black Cutworm Development May Coincide With Emerging Corn
Black Cutworm Moth Catches Increasing
Time to Monitor Risk of Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat
A destructive beetle threatens trees and people who live near them
Black Cutworm Moths Blowing Into Indiana
Alfalfa Weevil Starts to Emerge - Growers Need to Scout Fields
Wheat Virus Diseases Prevalent in Indiana Fields
Aphids In Wheat
Detecting Wireworms Prior to Planting - It is Easy and Fun
New Technologies Combat Invasive Species
Emerald Ash Borer Claims 500 Trees on Northeast Side
Emerald Ash Borer Bites Indianapolis
Emerald Ash Borer Continues Assault on Indianas Ash Trees
Emerald Ash Borer Infecting Indiana State University Trees
National Invasive Species Awareness Week to Focus on Prevention ...
Purdue Specialists Issue Guide on Invasive Weeds
Another Way to Curb Invasive Species
Emerald Ash Borer Found in Starke and Tipton Counties - IN
More Than One-Third of Munsters Ash Trees Infected With Emerald Ash Borer

Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
College of Agriculture
Department of Entomology
Entomology Extension Services
Department of Plant Pathology
Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab
Common Weeds of No-Till Cropping System
Bee Health
Emerald Ash Borer Purdue University
Pine Shoot Beetle Pest Alert USDA-FS
North Central Diagnostic Network
Indiana Invasive Species Task Force
Aquatic Invasive Species - Hydrilla
Indiana Invasive Species - Gypsy Moth
Control EAB with Pesticides?
Emerald Ash Borer Cost Calculator
Exotic Invasive Pests
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
Great Lakes Information Network
Purdue Nematology
Purdue Extension Diseases of Corn
Purdue Extension Diseases of Wheat
Beware Kudzu is Thriving in Indiana
Diseases of Soybean
Granulate Ambrosia Beetle Alert
Ash Management Guidelines for Private Forest Landowners
Thousandcankers
CAPS Monthly Wallpaper Calendars
Dont Move Firewood
ITP and QBIT Release iOS Lucid Mobile Apps - Federal Noxious Weeds Key
ITP and QBIT Release iOS Lucid Mobile Apps - Terrestrial Mollusc Key
ITP and QBIT Release iOS Lucid Mobile Apps - TortAI Key
Videos

Emerald Ash Borer In Indiana
Emerald Ash Borer University Webinars
Western Bean Cutworm Scouting Post Whorl Corn
3 Bio-Control Wasps for Ash Borer
Voracious Invasive Quagga Mussels
Western Bean Cutworm Egg Masses and Young Larvae, Pre-Tassel Corn
Scouting Western Bean Cutworm Post-Whorl Corn
VIDEO - Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus Research at IPFW
Invasive Pests on International Travel
VIDEO - Alfalfa Weevil - Damage and Scouting

CAPS 2015 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
Bean Plataspid Megacopta cribraria Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Boxwood Blight; Leaf and Stem Blight Calonectria pseudonaviculata Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Boxwood Blight; Leaf and Stem Blight Calonectria pseudonaviculata Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Brown Stripe Downy Mildew Sclerophthora rayssiae var. zeae Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Cotton Cutworm Spodoptera litura Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Cotton Cutworm Spodoptera litura Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Egyptian Cottonworm Spodoptera littoralis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Egyptian Cottonworm Spodoptera littoralis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
European Hardwood Ambrosia Beetle Trypodendron domesticum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
European Spruce Bark Beetle Ips typographus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Golden Twin Spot Moth Chrysodeixis chalcites Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Japanese Pine Sawyer Monochamus alternatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Java Downy Mildew Peronosclerospora maydis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Java Downy Mildew Peronosclerospora maydis 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
Old World Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Old World Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Old World Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Philippine Downy Mildew Peronosclerospora philippinensis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Ramorum Blight ; Sudden Oak Death Phytophthora ramorum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Silver Y Moth Autographa gamma Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Silver Y Moth Autographa gamma Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sixtoothed Bark Beetle Ips sexdentatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sixtoothed Spruce Bark Beetle Pityogenes chalcographus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Summer Fruit Tortrix Moth Adoxophyes orana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps