Nebraska
Contact Information

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
The Durango Herald 12/03/2014 | Forests by the bushel
Disease could cost black walnut industry millions, forest specialist warns -- ScienceDaily
Nebraska Wheat: Leaf Rust and Stripe Rust Showing Up » Blog Archive
Disease strikes stately oaks - Omaha.com: Bellevue Leader
Celebration of Trees: Volunteers Add to Hastings’ Arboretum - KHGI-TV/KWNB-TV/KHGI-CD-Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings
Ash borer enemy lands in Boulder: Parasitic wasp may aid fight - The Denver Post
Grasshoppers inundate parts of Kansas | The Kansas City Star
Diversity of Bacteria Carried by Pinewood Nematode in USA and Phylogenetic Comparison with Isolates from Other Countries
Grasshoppers Seen in Nebraska Field Borders
Southern Corn Rust in More Counties - How To Identify
Importation of Fresh Blueberry Fruit From Morocco Into the Continental United States
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
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
Department of Plant Pathology
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
Granulate Ambrosia Beetle Alert
CAPS Monthly Wallpaper Calendars
BioControl Evolution
Dont Move Firewood
ITP and QBIT Release iOS Lucid Mobile Apps - Federal Noxious Weeds Key
ITP and QBIT Release iOS Lucid Mobile Apps - Terrestrial Mollusc Key
ITP and QBIT Release iOS Lucid Mobile Apps - TortAI Key
Videos

Emerald Ash Borer Identification NE DOA
Pine Wilt Disease - YouTube
Invasive Pests on International Travel

CAPS 2015 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Cucurbit Beetle Diabrotica speciosa Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Egyptian Cottonworm Spodoptera littoralis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Great Spruce Bark Beetle Dendroctonus micans Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Large Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Needle Blight of Pine Pseudocercospora pini-densiflorae Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Needle Blight of Pine Pseudocercospora pini-densiflorae Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Needle Blight of Pine Pseudocercospora pini-densiflorae Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Old World Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera 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
Spotted Wing Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Tomato Leaf Miner Tuta absoluta Pest Info | NAPIS Maps