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

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Julie Van Meter (402) 471-6847

    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

    Chelsea Mills (402) 471-6854

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    Bruce Helbig (605) 224-1713

    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

    Greg Buntrock (605) 224-1713
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

News
Tree Check Month
Factors for Treating Wheat Rust
APHIS Modifies Gypsy Moth Regulatory Policy for Logs
Getting at the Root of Mountain Pine Beetles Rapid Habitat Expansion
Soybean cyst nematodes survive extremely cold winter
In Ranchers Vs. Weeds, Climate Change Gives Weeds An Edge
Invasive Weed Studied
National Invasive Species Awareness Week Spotlights the Importance of Prevention and Management Strategies
Tumbleweeds
Soybean Nematode Sampling and Product Selection
Combating The Obnoxious Phragmites
Water and Weed Tour set Sept. 24 in North Platte
Effects of Climate on EAB Mortality and the Potential for Ash Survival in North America
Southern Rust Confirmed in Thayer County
Southern Rust Confirmed in Platte County
USDA Observes August As Tree Check Month And Asks The Public To Take 10 Minutes To Check Trees
Upcoming Field Days Worth Your Time
How Much Yield is Lost to Soybean Cyst Nematodes
Fewer Bugs Are Hopping Around
Dry, Weakened Pine Trees More Susceptible to Wilt
Pine Wilt on Prowl
Cheatgrass Tour Planned in Wyoming
Prepare to Encounter Japanese Beetle in Your Yard and Garden
Voluntary Firewood Restriction In Place At State Parks
WV closes borders to walnut plants from areas infected with Thousand Cankers Disease
Be Aware of Emerald Ash Borer
Volunteers Pull Weeds at Lauritzen Gardens
Short Course Provides Intense Look at Invasive Weeds
Nebraska Plans Short Course on Invasive Plants
Wheat Farmers - Look Out for Rust
Mountain pine beetle genome decoded
Bayer Launches Bee Health Education Tour
Invasive Species Awareness Week Approaching
National Invasive Species Awareness Week to Focus on Prevention ...
Noxious Weed Invading Southeast Nebraska

Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
Weed Publications
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National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
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Videos

Emerald Ash Borer Identification NE DOA
Pine Wilt Disease - YouTube

CAPS 2014 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
Cochlicellid Snails Cochlicella spp. Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Eastern Heath Snail Xerolenta obvia Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Giant Ghana Snail Achatina achatina Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Great Spruce Bark Beetle Dendroctonus micans Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Helicid Snail Cernuella cisalpina Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Hygromiid Snail Xeropicta derbentina Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Large Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Leatherleaf Slugs Veronicella spp. Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Maritime Garden Snail Cernuella virgata Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Needle Blight of Pine Mycosphaerella gibsonii Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pine Beauty Moth Panolis flammea Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pine Shoot Beetle Tomicus destruens Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Rosy Moth Lymantria mathura Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sakhalin Pine Sawyer Monochamus saltuarius Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Scots Pine Blister Rust Cronartium flaccidum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Small White-Marmorated Longhorned Beetle Monochamus sutor Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
White Garden Snail Theba pisana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Yellow Shelled Slug Parmarion martensi Pest Info | NAPIS Maps