Massachusetts
Contact Information

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

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Lee Corte-Real (617) 626-1776

    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

    Jennifer Forman Orth (617) 626-1735

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    Patty Douglass (203) 269-4277

    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

    Nichole Carrier (203) 269-4277
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

News
Lake Attitash Group Prepares to Battle Weeds and Algae Again
Honey May Hold the Sticky Solution to Bee Colony Collapse
Property Owners Fight to Clear Fox Pond of Weeds and Algae
First Expansion of Sea Potato Seaweed Into New England
Invasive Crabs Help Cape Cod Marshes
APHIS Adds Berkshire County MA to the Emerald Ash Borer Regulated Area
Can Worcester, Mass. eradicate the Asian longhorned beetle?
Native Plants Find it Hard to Compete with Alien Invasives
State Issues Countywide Quarantine To Fight Ash Borer
National Invasive Species Awareness Week to Focus on Prevention ...
Massachusetts Commits final 3M to Replant 30K trees
Trees can help reduce criminal activity
Weed-Fighting Dive Team
Invasive Beetles a Threat in North Central Massachusetts
Emerald Ash Borer Discovered in Masschusetts
Massachusetts Weighing Quarantine Area for Ash Wood as Result of EAB
Quarantine for Ash Borer Beetle to be Defined by Christmas
Winter Moth Spread Prompts Community Action
Honeybees Harbor Antibiotic-Resistance Genes
Emerald Ash Borer Will Prompt Quarantine in Berkshires or Across State
Purdue Tree Doctor app
Tree Doctor App Can Help Homeowners Diagnose Problems
Emerald Ash Borer Beetle Prompts Massachusetts To Consider Firewood ...
An Invasion of New England
Myles Standish State Forest - Friends Fight Invasive Species
Conference Speakers To Discuss Latest On Emerald Ash Borer
Destructive Ash Tree-Eating Beetle Found in Dalton
City Taking Steps to Combat Emerald Ash Borer
Cemetery Says Pest Infestation to Blame for Tree Cutting
Invasive Plants A Growing Problem In Lakes, Ponds
Climate Change Will Have Profound Effects On Northeast U.S. Forests
Traps set for Asian Longhorned Beetle
Locals Help Clear Pond Of Invasive Plant In Mendon
Amid Honeybee Die-off, Researchers Look to a Different Bee Species for Pollination Duties
Jamaica Plains remains beetle-free
Weeds Choke Local Lakes
Clark University gets grant to battle Asian Longhorned Beetle
Bee-Killing Virus Gets Supercharged by Mites
Four-Legged Weed Machines
Marlborough, Hudson Reservoir to be Treated for Weeds
Wayland Committee Co-Awarded Grant to Control Water Weeds
Why Maple Syrup is in Danger (Video)
Emerald Ash Borer - The Real Green Monster
Honeybee Collapse Linked To Common Pesticide
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Distribution and Impact in Central MA
Protecting Lake Cochituate Requires Communitywide Effort
Moths a worry after winter warmth
Winter Moth Spraying
Winter Moth Caterpillars Are Coming
Food Smuggling
U.S. Maple Syrup Industry at Risk
Best Management Practices for Invasive Crane Flies in NE US Sod Production
State offering free trees
Phragmites Battle Makes Progress
New Hope to Save Hemlock Trees from Attack
Winter Forecast on the Island Possible Moth Invasion
Local Girl Scouts Work With MDAR to Spot Asian Longhorned Beetle
Imported Fly Proves Effective Against Winter Moth
Invasion of Winter Moths Under Way
Officials Ramp Up Beetle Search in Shrewsbury
Expansion of the Quarantine Area in Shrewsbury MA for ALB
Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestations
Entomologists Begin to Control Winter Moth Infestation in Eastern Massachusetts
Are New Englands Iconic Maples at Risk
Asian Longhorned Beetle Quarantined Areas and Regulated Articles
Kudzu Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
Expansion of the Quarantine Area in Worcester County Massachusetts for Asian Longhorned Beetle
Asian Beetle Infestation Zone Expands in Worcester County
Updated List of Regulated Articles for Asian Longhorned Beetle
Winter Moth Could Damage Area Trees
With Damaging Plant Found Along Taunton River Residents Given Information on Invasive Species
Coming to an Ash Tree Near You the Emerald Ash Borer
Asian Longhorned Beetle Additions to Quarantined Areas in MA and NY

Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
UMass Extension
UMass Amherst Department of Plant Soil and Insect Science
Introduced Pests Outreach Project
Prohibited Plant List
How native plants and exotics coexist
Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network
Report ALB sighting
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
Mile-A-Minute: Similar Species Guide
ALB MA Regulated Area
Lurking in the Trees
Massachusetts Mile-a-Minute Vine Reporting Form
European Fire Ant A New Invasive Insect in Maine
APHIS ALB Current Quarantine Maps
Replacement Tree Selection
Massachusetts Geographic Information System
Beetle Busters Curriculum Kit
MA Announces Quarantine to Halt Spread of Invasive Emerald Ash Borer
Videos

Sudden Emergence of BMSB as a Serious Agricultural Pest in Mid Atlantic
4 Signs of Asian Longhorned Beetles
Town taking a bite out of beetle problem

CAPS 2013 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
Black Spruce Beetle Tetropium castaneum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Brown Spruce Longhorned Beetle Tetropium fuscum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Chinese Longhorned Beetle Trichoferus campestris Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Emerald Ash Borer Agrilus planipennis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Goldspotted Oak Borer Agrilus auroguttatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Japanese Pine Sawyer Beetle Monochamus alternatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Mile-a-minute Weed Polygonum perfoliatum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Nun Moth Lymantria monacha Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Splendour Beetle Agrilus biguttatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Quetta Borer Aeolesthes sarta Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sakhalin Pine Sawyer Monochamus saltuarius Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Small White-Marmorated Longhorned Beetle Monochamus sutor Pest Info | NAPIS Maps