New Hampshire
Contact Information

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

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Siegert, Piera (603) 271-2561

    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

    Rallis, Chris (603) 271-3691

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    Lavallee, Stephen 802-280-9976

    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

    Nyce, Rachel (207)848-0008
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.



News
National Invasive Species Council - Management Plan 2016–2018
New Hampshire has 71 water bodies with variable milfoil | Escape Outside - WMUR Home
New Hampshire to do more battling with emerald ash borer - Washington Times
Lakes association to seek fines for boaters with invasive species | New Hampshire
APHIS Adds Belknap County in New Hampshire to the Emerald Ash Borer Regulated Area
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Regulated Area Expands to include Belknap County New Hampshire
Where are the worlds ants - First ever map detailing 15,000 species launched
USDA Asks People to Check Their Trees for Signs of the Asian Longhorned Beetle During the Month of August
Federal Register - Emerald Ash Borer; Quarantined Areas
APHIS Announces Dates for Fiscal Year 2016 Farm Bill 10007 Open Period
NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System
APHIS Adds Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties in New Hampshire to the EAB Regulated Area
Watch out for unwelcome insects - Cabinet.com
Climate Warming may have Unexpected Impact on Invasive Species, Study Finds
Importation of Fresh Blueberry Fruit From Morocco Into the Continental United States
Extension Enlists Allies to Battle Ash Tree Pest
APHIS Modifies Gypsy Moth Regulatory Policy for Logs
Ash Borer Showing Up Again in New Hampshire
National Invasive Species Awareness Week Spotlights the Importance of Prevention and Management Strategies
Are there fire ants or other ants that sting in Canada? How about in the northeastern United States? How about Hawaii?
Increase in Hemlock Forest Offsetting Effect of Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid for Now
State Entomologist - Cold Not Enough To Stop Invasive Bugs
APHIS Updates Gypsy Moth Factsheet and Inspection Checklist

Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
Plant Biology Department
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
New Hampshire Asian Longhorned Beetle Site
PCA Alien Plant Working Group Least Wanted
Go Wild with Native Gardening | The Nature Conservancy
Emerald Ash Borer - NHBugs
Dont Move Firewood
antmaps
Aquarium and Pond Plants of the World, Edition 2.1
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

New Video Shines Spotlight on Invasive Pests

CAPS 2016 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
Asian longhorned beetle Anoplophora glabripennis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Black fir sawyer Monochamus urussovii Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Black spruce beetle Tetropium castaneum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Brown spruce longhorned beetle Tetropium fuscum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Citrus longhorned beetle Anoplophora chinensis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Cochlicellid snails Cochlicella spp. Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
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
Goldspotted oak borer Agrilus auroguttatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Hygromiid snails Cernuella spp. Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Hygromiid snails Monacha spp. Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Japanese pine sawyer Monochamus alternatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak splendour beetle Agrilus biguttatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sakhalin pine sawyer Monochamus saltuarius Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sixtoothed bark beetle Ips sexdentatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sixtoothed spruce bark beetle Pityogenes chalcographus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Small white-marmorated longhorned beetle Monochamus sutor Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Summer fruit Tortrix moth Adoxophyes orana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Tremex woodwasp Tremex fuscicornis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Variegated golden Tortrix Archips xylosteanus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps