Michigan
Contact Information

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

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Robin Rosenbaum (517) 335-6542

    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

    Mike Philip (517) 335-0730

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    Craig Kellogg (734) 942-9005

    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
Chinese Wasps Are Taking On The Emerald Ash Borer
Horror Flick for the Summer Landscape
Keep Hungry Pests at Home this Summer
A destructive beetle threatens trees and people who live near them
Bay County May Seek EPA Grant to Fight Emerald Ash Borer Damage
Ten Key Components for Higher Sugarbeet Quality
Integrated Crop Pollination May Be Key to Success with Many Michigan Crops
Rollin Towship Sets Hearing on Lake Weed Treatment
Why Gypsy Moths Prefer Oak Trees Over Maple
New Network Tracks Local Invasive Weeds
National Invasive Species Awareness Week to Focus on Prevention ...
Biologists Use Diag Trees to Help Solve Gypsy Moth Mystery
Honey Bee Deaths and Pesticide Coated Seeds
City May Hire Contractor to Speed Removal of Ash Trees
Escanaba Targets Weeds in Marina
Forest Service Study Finds Fewer Pests
Density of Invasive Reed, Phragmites Australis, Mapped in Great Lakes
City of Midland Tree Replacement Budget Falls Short
Emerald Ash Borer Infestation Forces Removal of 31 Trees
Trees can help reduce criminal activity
Ash Borer Infestation Threatens Saugatuck Area Trees
New App Lets You Report Invasive Species
Saugatucks Ash Trees to be No More
APHIS Publishes Citrus Greening-Asian Citrus Psyllid Regulated Areas and Movement Restrictions
Help with Ash Trees Coming To Flint, Genesee and Mt. Morris Townships
Preservation Committee Hopes to Rid Part of US 12 Corridor of Invasive Weeds
Ash Trees Continue to Hurt from Beetle
Cost of Saving Trees a Factor in Battle with Ash Borer
Purdue Tree Doctor app
Tree Doctor App Can Help Homeowners Diagnose Problems
Esky Wins Weed Battle
State To Harvest Stands Of Ash and Beech Trees Before Pests Set In
Emerald Ash Borer Focus Of Local Conference
Summer Heat Not The Only Problem - SCN
USDA Warns Campers About Dangers of Hitchhiking Forest Pests
Outdoors Tip Of The Week - Don't Transport Firewood
Michigan DNR Plans To Harvest Healthy Ash And Beech Trees Before Disease Sets In
Drought Could have Devastating Affect on Honey Bees
Invasive Plants...Threaten Great Lakes Region
Bee-Killing Virus Gets Supercharged by Mites
Invasive Plant can Burn Scar and Blind People
Now is the Time to Pull Garlic Mustard, One of Michigans Most Invasive Weeds
Why Maple Syrup is in Danger (Video)
See How Many Tons of Garlic Mustard are being Weeded from Michigan Parks
City Chops More Trees in Continuing Emerald Ash Borer Battle
Council Takes Aim at Weedy Harbor
Crews Removing Damaged Ash Trees From Petoskey Parks
Smoke and Fire with a Purpose in East Lansing
Men's Club Auction Benefits Tree Program in Huntington Woods
Caseville Township Will Ask Voters for Gypsy Moth Millage
Emerald Ash Borer Continues to Spread in North America
U.S. Maple Syrup Industry at Risk
ROMULUS: Wood-boring insects found in wood packages at airport
Conference to Look for Ways to Prevent and Control Invasive Species
A Primer on Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
Bay County to treat 800 trees infested with emerald ash borers
Insecticides Can Stave Off Borers Damage
$1.4M grant for ash trees
Invasives Wreaking Havoc with Lake Huron Salmon Fishing
Tall Grasses May Help Peaches Grow USDA Study Suggests
Invasive Flora Needs to be Rooted Out From Michigan Too
Invasive Phragmites Plant Takes over Michigan Local Areas
Invasive Species Threatens Great Lakes Wetlands
Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
Invasive Species
Helicopters Help Fight Invasive Plant Species Around Macatawa River
Watching for Weeds
PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
Volunteers Educating Boaters to Prevent Spread of Invasive Species
Threats From Invasive Species to the Lake Michigan Shoreline and Dunes to be Explored
Shackleford Offers Workshop on Invasive Species
Discovery of Asian Longhorned Beetle in Ohio
Volunteers Remove Invasive Garlic Mustard from Stu Visser Trails Park
Americorps Volunteers Work to Remove Invasive Species Educate Students During Time at Camp Storer
Why Clear Water in Lake Michigan is Not Necessarily a Good Thing Editorial
Event Takes Aim at Invasive Plant Species
Biocontrol Fungus and Wasps Released to Control Emerald Ash Borer
Invasive Mussels Causing Massive Ecological Changes in Great Lake
Campers and Hikers Asked for Help in Locating Invasive Plants
Stink Bug Invasion a Concern for Michigan Agricultural Industry
Phragmites Invasions in Michigan A Symposium to Build Capacity for Management
Woodpeckers Pointing the Way to Emerald Ash Borer
Invasive Insect Found In Berrien MI
Emerald Ash Borer Quarantined Areas MD MI MN MO PA VA WV WI

Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
Department of Entomology
Department of Plant Biology
Department of Plant Pathology
EAB Michigan Department of Agriculture
Pine Shoot Beetle Compliance Management Program - Michigan DOA
North Central Diagnostic Network
Insecticide Options for Protecting Ash Trees from Emerald Ash Borer
Biological Control Project
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
Great Lakes Information Network
Metroinvasive
Granulate Ambrosia Beetle Alert
Ash Management Guidelines for Private Forest Landowners
Replacement Tree Selection
Invasive Species: Cabomba caroliniana, Fanwort
Rochester Hills, MI - Official Website - Gypsy Moth
Videos

Great Lakes: Amazing Change
Emerald Ash Borer University Webinars
Lake Invaders The Fight for Lake Huron
3 Bio-Control Wasps for Ash Borer
Looking for Emerald Ash Borer
Voracious Invasive Quagga Mussels

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
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
False Codling Moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Japanese Pine Sawyer Monochamus alternatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Large Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Lesser Spruce Shoot Beetle Hylurgops palliatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Mediterranean Pine Engraver Orthotomicus erosus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Nun Moth Lymantria monacha Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Ambrosia Beetle Platypus quercivorus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Processionary Moth Thaumetopoea processionea Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pine Shoot Beetle Tomicus destruens Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pine-tree Lappet Dendrolimus pini Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Redhaired Pine Bark Beetle Hylurgus ligniperda Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Rosy Moth Lymantria mathura 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