New Jersey
Contact Information

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

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Carl Schulze (609) 292-5441

    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

    Saulius Vaiciunas (609) 406-6949

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    George Nelson (609) 259-5242

    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

    Tom Denholm (609) 259-5249
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

News
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First Expansion of Sea Potato Seaweed Into New England
APHIS Eradicates the Asian Longhorned Beetle from Middlesex and Union Counties NJ
Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradicated from New Jersey
New Research Confirms Plight of Bumble Bees - Persistence of Other Bees in Northeast
National Invasive Species Awareness Week to Focus on Prevention ...
Gypsy Moth Harms Forest Carbon Sink
Messy Jersey Forests can Produce Favorable Result
Dept of Agriculture urges caution in Sandy cleanup - Independent Press - NJ.com
Battling Invasive Species at Schiff Nature Preserve
NJ trees winning wars against bugs, disease
Mullica Township trees suffer most damage from gypsy moths in NJ
Invasive Insects Pose Threat to South Jersey Trees and Farmland
Beetle Threat to Trees Continues to be a Concern in West Milford Area
Bee-Killing Virus Gets Supercharged by Mites
Monitoring and Treatments for BMSB in NJ Tree Fruit Crops in 2011
Bill to Pay for Lake Hopatcong Weed Removal Moves Forward in NJ Senate Commitee
Best Management Practices for Invasive Crane Flies in NE US Sod Production
New Hope to Save Hemlock Trees from Attack
Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestations
Dreaded Khapra Beetle from India Pays US a Return Visit
Kudzu Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
Curious Purple Boxes Placed to Detect Invasive Beetle
Updated List of Regulated Articles for Asian Longhorned Beetle

Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
Commercial Agriculture - Rutgers
Department of Entomology
Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network
How to Identify
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
APHIS ALB Current Quarantine Maps
Battling Invasives
Videos

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

CAPS 2013 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
European Grapevine Moth Lobesia botrana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Maritime Garden Snail Cernuella virgata Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Noctuid Moth Copitarsia spp. Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Philippine Downy Mildew Peronosclerospora philippinensis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps