North Carolina
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Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Plant Protection Laws and Regulations Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
Economic Fact Sheet
Cooperative Extension Service

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Phillip Wilson (919) 707-3753

    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 Plant Health Director

    Deb Stewart (919) 855-7600

    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

    Darrell Bays (919) 855-7607
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

News
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New Control Strategies for Bipolar Bark Beetles
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Laurel Wilt
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New Hope to Save Hemlock Trees from Attack
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Bugs Eat Kudzu But Like Soybeans Too
An Invasive Plant Now Faces Its Own Attacker
Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
Kudzu - Getting Rid of an Invasive Species in Edgewater Beach
Spotted Wing Drosophila Not Just Another Fruit Fly
Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestations
Status of European Pepper Moth
Invasive Bugs Making a Bigger Stink
Kudzu Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
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Imported Pests Eating Away At Our Native Flora
Cary Winning Battle with Hemlock Pest
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PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
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Ferry Tale Fire Ants Aggregate into Living Rafts to Escape Floods
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Weed Identification Tool
Southern Plant Diagnostic Network
NCDA Plant Industry - Plant Protection
North Carolina Certified Nursery Database
Boll Weevil Regulations
North Carolina Pest News
Crops Resources
RIFA Quarantine Areas in North Carolina
Aquatic Weed Management
Cereal Leaf Beetle
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Extension Bulletin - Bean Plataspid
Invasive Plants in Southern Forests
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
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Metroinvasive
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Guide to Control Methods for 10 Common Western North Carolina Riparian Weeds
NPDN Pest Alert
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council
North Carolina Botanical Garden
North Carolina State University (NCSU) Department of Botany Herbarium
North Carolina Christmas Tree Notes
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Videos

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

CAPS 2013 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
Emerald Ash Borer Agrilus planipennis 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
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Mediterranean Pine Engraver Orthotomicus erosus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Ambrosia Beetle Platypus quercivorus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Processionary Moth Thaumetopoea processionea Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Splendour Beetle Agrilus biguttatus 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
Summer Fruit Tortrix Moth Adoxophyes orana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Variegated Golden Tortrix Archips xylosteanus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps