New York
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Department of Agriculture and Markets
Plant Protection Laws and Regulations Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
Economic Fact Sheet
Cooperative Extension Service

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Kevin King (518) 457-2087

    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

    Paul Cappy (518) 457-2087

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    Diana Hoffman (518) 218-7510

    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

    Darryl Jewett (607) 566-2212
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

News
Ash Borers Invading Monroe County
NAPPO - Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradicated from Manhattan and Staten Island New York
Help Stop Lake Weed
Sacrificing Trees and Importing Wasps - All to Fight the Emerald Ash Borer
Asian Longhorned Beetle Losing Battle in New York
Manhattan and Staten Island, N.Y. Declared Free Of The Asian Longhorned Beetle
A destructive beetle threatens trees and people who live near them
Ash Borers Threat has Region Under Quarantine
Invasive Weeds Workshop June 6 in Albany
Ash Trees Infected with Emerald Ash Borer at Seamon Park in Saugerties
Honey May Hold the Sticky Solution to Bee Colony Collapse
Invasive Emerald Ash Borer Could Pose Constitutional Question for Adirondack Park
Village to Inoculate Ash Trees
APHIS Expands the Emerald Ash Borer Regulated Area in New York
First Expansion of Sea Potato Seaweed Into New England
Adirondacks Invasive Plant Program Wins Award - North Country Gazette
Ash Borer Spreads
Department of Environmental Conservation Expands Ash Borer Beetle Quarantine
Lake George Association Honored for Invasive Species Efforts
Emerald Ash Borer Claims More Saugerties Trees
New Network Tracks Local Invasive Weeds
National Invasive Species Awareness Week to Focus on Prevention ...
Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Expanded to Include Much of CNY
Emerald Ash Borer Likely in Most of New York State
DEC to Expand Crackdown on Emerald Ash Borer
Untreated Wood Could Spread Emerald Ash Borer
Researchers Tackle New Invasive Fly
City To Reuse Tree Debris Collected In Sandy Aftermath
Density of Invasive Reed, Phragmites Australis, Mapped in Great Lakes
Town of Greece Gets 78000 Dollar Tree Grant
National Forest proposes tree treatment plan
Trees can help reduce criminal activity
New App Lets You Report Invasive Species
NAPPO - New Counties in Kansas and New York Added to the Regulated Area
Dept of Agriculture urges caution in Sandy cleanup - Independent Press - NJ.com
Borer Beetle Decimates Local Trees
DEC Offers Free Help to Woodlot Owners to Combat Emerald Ash Borer
Grant Helps Greece Replace Trees Destroyed by Emerald Ash Borers
Purdue Tree Doctor app
Emerald Ash Borer Found in Tioga County, N.Y
Tree Doctor App Can Help Homeowners Diagnose Problems
Emerald Ash Borer Found in Tioga County, NY
Learn About The Emerald Ash Borer
Exotic pest attacking hemlock trees
USDA Warns Campers About Dangers of Hitchhiking Forest Pests
Battling an Agricultural Pest
Six Hit With Firewood Violations
New pathway for invasive species -- science teachers.
Climate Change Will Have Profound Effects On Northeast U.S. Forests
Spot Foreign Beetles Before Infestation
Milfoil, Pondweed Among Invasive Species On The Decline At Saratoga Lake
Amid Honeybee Die-off, Researchers Look to a Different Bee Species for Pollination Duties
Invasive Plants...Threaten Great Lakes Region
Finger Lakes Stewards Battle Against Invasive Species
Cornell University Releases List of Plants You Do Not Want to Touch
Hydrilla a Big Threat to Region
Ash Tree Tagging Event a Success
State Revises Rules for Firewood Transport
Forests Statewide Threatened By Insect Invaders
DEC revises Firewood Transport Regulations
Effort to Control Giant Hogweed in St. Lawrence County Under Way
Bee-Killing Virus Gets Supercharged by Mites
Community Ash Tree Tagging Event Planned
Reforestation Stewardship Program Looking for Volunteers in Clove Lakes Park
Hydrilla Threatens Lake Health
Ash Borer Coming To Broome?
High School Students Tag Ash Trees
DEC Alerting NYers with Emerald Ash Borer Week
Black Lake to Receive 50,000 to Fight Invasive Weeds
Couple Gives Money to Fortify Oneida's Trees
How to Manual to Beat Alfalfa Snout Beetle
Why Maple Syrup is in Danger (Video)
Letchworth State Park Cleanup Planned for Saturday
Planning to Combat Invasive Beetle Expands Along Hudson
APHIS Adds Albany County, New York to the Emerald Ash Borer Regulated Area
Nature Sleuths Search for Tree Pest
Mowing Phragmites - Weeds that Fuel Staten Island Brush Fires
Emerald Ash Borer Problem In Lewiston
American Chestnut Returns to New York City
Oswego County Earth Week Set April 21 – 29
Emerald Ash Borer-Backyard or Forest Trees
Unusual Weather Could Result in More Lake Weeds
Chautauqua Lake To Receive 50K Grant For Cleanup Effort
Kiln Dried Firewood
Local Discovery of Invasive Insect Cause for Concern
Collect Stink Bugs for Science
WSSA Highlights Progress Against Hydrilla Infestation in Finger Lakes Region
Saratoga Lake Officials Plan To Battle Invasive Species
Emerald Ash Borer Continues to Spread in North America
Fate of Ash Trees Grim
Genesee, WNY now free of potato pest
U.S. Maple Syrup Industry at Risk
New York State Declares 68 Square Miles Free of Soil Pest
Stink bugs are Unwelcome and Stupid Invaders
Emerald Ash Borer Preparedness Workshop | | Catskill ...
Best Management Practices for Invasive Crane Flies in NE US Sod Production
Webinar on Invasive Insects February 27
A Primer on Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
New Hope to Save Hemlock Trees from Attack
Baseball Bats In Trouble
Doing Battle with European Buckthorn
Seed Garlic Pest Comes to New York Growers Warned
Town of Penfield to Host Emerald Ash Borer Presentation Wednesday
Invasive Species Threatens Great Lakes Wetlands
Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
Lakes Facing New Threat
Golden Nematode Removal of Regulated Areas
Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestations
A Pretty Pesky Plant Purple Loosestrife and the Utica Marsh
The Emerald Ash Borer Small but Deadly
Are New Englands Iconic Maples at Risk
Dreaded Khapra Beetle from India Pays US a Return Visit
APHIS Removes Islip NY from Asian Longhorned Beetle Quarantine Area
APHIS Adds Orange County NY to the EAB Quarantined Area
APHIS Removes Islip NY from ALB Quarantine Area - NAPPO
Invasive Hogweed Found in Woodstock
Highly Aggressive Invasive Aquatic Plant Species Hydrilla verticillata Discovered in Cayuga Lake Inlet
Residents Advised on Slowing Ash Borer
NY Teens See a Different Side of Nature
Kudzu Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Pain in the Ash
Be on Guard Against the Hogweed Menace
Ash Borer is the Target of New Invasive Species Effort
Beware Of The Giant Hogweed
Ash Borer Case Results in Charge
Report Sightings of Noxious Invasive Giant hogweed
Workers Harvest Destructive Water Chestnuts
Master Gardener to Discuss Emerald Ash Borer at Macedon Library
Also Keep Eye Out for Wild Parsnip
PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
EAB Detected in Eight New York Counties
Giant Hogweed 8 Facts You Must Know About the Toxic Plant
Citizen Scientists Sought to Track Invasive Species
Stop Alien Invaders from Taking Over the Environment
Invasive Species Returns to Lake George
Cuts May Help Ash Borer Wreak Havoc
Destructive Pest on Way to Staten Island?
APHIS Redefines Plum Pox Quarantine Areas
Plum Pox Virus; Update of Quarantined Areas
Updated List of Regulated Articles for Asian Longhorned Beetle
Invasive Mussels Causing Massive Ecological Changes in Great Lake
Woodpeckers Pointing the Way to Emerald Ash Borer
For Natures Sake Let It Snow
Golden Nematode Removal of Regulated Areas in New York
Asian Longhorned Beetle Additions to Quarantined Areas in MA and NY
Removal of Golden Nematode Regulated Areas in New York
Plum Pox Virus Update of Quarantined Areas

Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
Giant Hogweed Brochure
New York Farm Bureau
Agricultural Experimental Station
Department of Plant Pathology
Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic
Introduced Species Summary Project Africanized Honey Bee
Swede Midge Fact sheet
Pest Alert
Giant Hogweed Poster
Goatsrue Poster
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Poster
Emerald Ash Borer Poster
Asian Gypsy Moth Poster
Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network
Insecticide Options for Protecting Ash Trees from Emerald Ash Borer
Invasive Species Information
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
Great Lakes Information Network
Giant Hogweed Statewide Distribution Map
Swede Midge Information Center for the US
Beetle Detectives
PCA Alien Plant Working Group Least Wanted
Working with Cerceris fumipennis
Ash Management Guidelines for Private Forest Landowners
APHIS ALB Current Quarantine Maps
What is Pierce's disease, and how do I control it?
Replacement Tree Selection
Sirex and EAB Research in New York State
Cornell-NYS Spotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring
Cornell University Alert
The New York Botanical Garden Vascular Plant Types Database
Cornell Christmas Tree IPM
Home Grown Facts
Symptoms of Soybean Vein Necrosis Linked to a New Tospovirus
Thinking Green: Invasive Species, Part 1
Videos

Hunting ALB
Lake Eurasian Milfoil Eradication Program
Sudden Emergence of BMSB as a Serious Agricultural Pest in Mid Atlantic
4 Signs of Asian Longhorned Beetles

CAPS 2013 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
Bacterial Wilt Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Boxwood Blight; Leaf and Stem Blight Calonectria pseudonaviculata Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
European Hardwood Ambrosia Beetle Trypodendron domesticum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Japanese Wax Scale Ceroplastes japonicus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Ambrosia Beetle Platypus quercivorus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Oak Processionary Moth Thaumetopoea processionea Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Old World Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Ramorum Blight ; Sudden Oak Death Phytophthora ramorum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Tremex Woodwasp Tremex fuscicornis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps