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
Insect Pest Survival During a Harsh Winter
Purdue Educator - EAB Can Survive Harsh Winter in Most Places
APHIS Removes Protected Area Status for Five Counties in Indiana for Emerald Ash Borer
APHIS Removes Protected Area Status for Emerald Ash borer From 5 Counties in Indiana
Purdue Extension to Discuss Emerald Ash Borer - Columbus Indiana
Science Takes On a Silent Invader
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
Treatment will Protect Some Vigo County Park Trees from Emerald Ash Borer
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
Honeybee Collapse May Have Complex Cause
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
DNR Says Invasive Bugs Bigger Threat than Noxious 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
Indianas Honey Bee Colonies see 30 Percent Drop
Removing Dead Wood
Ash Tree Problems Already Being Reported
Fort Wayne to Reimburse for Ash Tree Removal
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
Stopping Ash Borer Futile - So Dead Trees Find Some Use
Emerald Ash Borer Claims 500 Trees on Northeast Side
New Network Tracks Local Invasive Weeds
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
As Climate Warms Bark Beetles March on High-elevation Forests
University of Georgia Scientist Tracks Kudzu Bug Back to Japan
N.C. State Scientists Work to Stop the Spread of Boxwood Blight
More Than One-Third of Munsters Ash Trees Infected With Emerald Ash Borer
Density of Invasive Reed, Phragmites Australis, Mapped in Great Lakes
Council Warning of Invasive Plant Species
Trees can help reduce criminal activity
New App Lets You Report Invasive Species
It is a Pigweed - Right
Palmer Amaranth Populations Confirmed in Indiana
Traps Yield No Emerald Ash Borers In Southwest Indiana
Help Replant Citys Tree Canopy
Scraping the Internet for Sales of Great Lakes Invasive Species
Proposed Tree Tax Felled, For Now
Invasive Emerald Ash Borer Found In Bloomington Neighborhood
Purdue Tree Doctor app
Tree Doctor App Can Help Homeowners Diagnose Problems
Council Dismisses Notion Of Tree Tax
Invasive Weed is Threatening Pine Lake
Fort Wayne Park Officials Consider New Fee To Help With Ash Trees
Emerald Ash Borer Found In West Lafayette, Tree Warnings Issued
Purdues Science on Tap Discusses Breeding Hardier Honeybees
New Soybean Virus Found and confirmed in Indiana
Drought Conditions Could Affect Honeybee Colonies
Indiana Stops Sale of Invasive Aquatic Plants Found in Fish Tanks Backyard Ponds
USDA Warns Campers About Dangers of Hitchhiking Forest Pests
Indiana Department of Natural Resources Bans 28 Invasive Aquatic Plants
New pathway for invasive species -- science teachers.
IU Faculty, Students and Community Step Up Effort to Protect Dunns Woods
Spider Mites in Soybean, Corn, Trees, Flowers, Vegetables, Fruit
Invasive Plants...Threaten Great Lakes Region
Workshop Will Address Emerald Ash Borer
Purdue Expert Calls Invasion of Emerald Ash Borer in Munster a Tidal Wave
Bee-Killing Virus Gets Supercharged by Mites
Look for SCN Females on Soybean Roots Now
Western Corn Rootworm Beetles are Emerging Already
APHIS Ammends Enforcement and Structure of Emerald Ash Borer Regulatory Areas
Valpo to Use Forestry Grant to Replace Ash Trees
City Fights Ash Borer Spread In Indy Parks
Western Bean Cutworm Moths Already
Japanese Beetle Season Begins Already
Weeds and Algae Choke Indianapolis-Area Waterways
A Mini Review
Rootworm Hatch is Underway.
What an Incredible Black Cutworm Catching Season
Nematode Update - Corn Nematodes
Why Maple Syrup is in Danger (Video)
Hemlock wooly adelgid | Living With Insects Blog
Asiatic Garden Beetle Grub is Back
Ash Trees Under Greater Threat From Beetles
Genetic Diversity Makes Bee Colonies Healthier
ISU Officials Work to Fight Against Ash Borer
Black Cutworm Moth Arrival Early with Eye-Opening Numbers
Weevils Wreaking Widespread Woes
Will Winter Annual Weeds be an Issue this Year
Emerald Ash Borer is Doing its Damage Earlier than Usual
DNR Grant Provides Ammo in Valpo Beetle Battle
Emerald Ash Borer Continues to Spread in North America
Study Focuses on Bee Deaths
Valparaiso, IN - Official Website - Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
U.S. Maple Syrup Industry at Risk
Mild Winter Likely to Increase Insect and Weed Pressures
Control Buckthorn During Winter Dormancy
Indiana Wheat Excellent Despite Wet Planting Season
County hears proposal to fight emerald ash borer
Federal Funding Cuts Reduce Lake County Gypsy Moth Treatments
Honeybee Deaths Linked to Seed Insecticide Exposure
A Primer on Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
Coalition Sponsoring Free Ecological Training Course
Insecticides Can Stave Off Borers Damage

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 Native Plant and Wildflower Society
Indiana Invasive Species - Gypsy Moth
Insecticide Options for Protecting Ash Trees from Emerald Ash Borer
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
What is Pierce's disease, and how do I control it?
Indiana Office of Technology - Geographic Information Office
A New Host for the Walnut Twig Beetle and Thousand Cankers Disease
Lonicera japonica, Japanese Honeysuckle
Neighbors Against Bad Bugs (NABB)
Arrest that Pest
Mishmash of Insect Reports
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
Protecting Honey Bees During Corn and Soybean Planting Season
VIDEO - Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus Research at IPFW

CAPS 2014 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
Boxwood Blight; Leaf and Stem Blight Calonectria pseudonaviculata Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Brown Stripe Downy Mildew Sclerophthora rayssiae var. zeae 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
Mediterranean Pine Engraver Orthotomicus erosus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Ambrosia Beetle Platypus quercivorus 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
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