Maryland
Contact Information

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

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Carol Holko (410) 841-5920

    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

    Kim Rice (410) 841-5933

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    Matthew Travis (410) 288-5540

    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

    Rachel Nyce (717) 241-0133
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

News
Honey Bee Deaths Devastate Keepers and Puzzle Scientists
A destructive beetle threatens trees and people who live near them
Bugs - This Years Good and Bad News
First Expansion of Sea Potato Seaweed Into New England
Port of Baltimore Discovers Invasive Beetle in Celery Seed Shipment
Forest Conservancy Board Offers Free Training for Volunteers
National Invasive Species Awareness Week to Focus on Prevention ...
WSSA and Northeastern Weed Science Society Plan Joint Meeting
Fire Ant Webinars 2013
Fire Ants - A prize winning graphic novella
Gypsy Moths on the Way Out
Fire Ant Stings
Trees can help reduce criminal activity
Purdue Tree Doctor app
Tree Doctor App Can Help Homeowners Diagnose Problems
USDA Warns Campers About Dangers of Hitchhiking Forest Pests
State Highway Administration Unleashes Good Bugs on Bad Weeds
Bee-Killing Virus Gets Supercharged by Mites
Agriculture Officials use Stingless Wasps to Battle Prince Georges Beetle Problem
Governor OMalley Declares May 20-26 Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week
Go Purple and Save an Ash Tree
Emerald Ash Borer Beetle Spreading Throughout Maryland
Emerald Ash Borer Continues to Spread in North America
USDA Hosts Kids Day Event for Washington DC Area Families to KickOff National Invasive Species Awareness Week
New Hope to Save Hemlock Trees from Attack
Pyrokinin Beta-Neuropeptide Affects Necrophoretic Behavior in Fire ...
Weather treatment program helped fight gypsy moth in 2011 ...
Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
Invasive Zebra Mussels Spreading in MD
Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestations
Biology of the Soybean Aphid in the United States
Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Area Expanded to Include D.C. and Additional Counties in MD and TN - NAPPO
APHIS Adds the District of Columbia, Baltimore City and 12 Counties in MD to the EAB Quarantine Area
Customs Inspectors in Baltimore on Lookout for Khapra Beetle
Invasive Bugs Making a Bigger Stink
Kudzu Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Invasive Bugs Cause Tremendous Damage in Maryland
PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
Emerald ash borer found in Arundel, Allegany
Ash borer found in Howard County, MD
Invasive Plants in the Landscape
Maryland Fights to Save Virgin Hemlocks from Woolly Adelgids
Ferry Tale Fire Ants Aggregate into Living Rafts to Escape Floods
Stink Bug Research Going Well
Biocontrol Fungus and Wasps Released to Control Emerald Ash Borer
National Invasive Species Awareness Week to Focus on Harmful Nonnative Species
Warm Weather Brings Stink Bugs
Emerald Ash Borer Quarantined Areas MD MI MN MO PA VA WV WI

Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
Maryland Invasive Species Council
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network
Insecticide Options for Protecting Ash Trees from Emerald Ash Borer
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
NPDN Pest Alert
Management Options of Fire Ants for Electrical Equipment and Utility Housings
Symptoms of Soybean Vein Necrosis Linked to a New Tospovirus
Videos

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

CAPS 2013 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
Asian Longhorned Beetle Anoplophora glabripennis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Cereal Cyst Nematode Heterodera filipjevi Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Citrus Longhorned Beetle Anoplophora chinensis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Corn Cyst Nematode (CCN) Heterodera zeae Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
European Spruce Bark Beetle Ips typographus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Golden Nematode Globodera rostochiensis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Lesser Spruce Shoot Beetle Hylurgops palliatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Mediterranean Cereal Cyst Nematode Heterodera latipons Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Mediterranean Pine Engraver Orthotomicus erosus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Mexican Corn Cyst Nematode Punctodera chalcoensis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pale Cyst Nematode Globodera pallida Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pearly Root Cyst Nematode Heterodera ciceri Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pigeonpea Cyst Nematode Heterodera cajani Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Redhaired Pine Bark Beetle Hylurgus ligniperda 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
Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) Heterodera glycines Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sugar Cane Cyst Nematode Heterodera sacchari Pest Info | NAPIS Maps