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

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Dan Hilburn (503) 986-4663

    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

    Helmuth Rogg (503) 986-4662

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    Ann Ferguson (503) 326-2135

    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

    Mark Hitchcox (503) 326-2919
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

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Wildfire season expected to bring many blazes this year
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The City of Eugene is Attacking a Fast-Growing Weed in Delta Ponds
WSSA Scientists Stress the Importance of Early Response to Invasive Weeds
Mountain pine beetle genome decoded
US: Research shows fruit fly prefers sweet, soft fruit
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Logging Debris Suppresses Development of an Invasive Competitor, Scotch Broom
Grain Growers Look for New Pest
Rust Resistance Makes Club Wheat Attractive
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Oregon Earns A- for Weed Control
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Researchers Spot Stripe Rust in Western Oregon Field
Keeping Weeds Out of Klamath County
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Invasive Grass Fuels Increased Fire Activity in the West
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Invasive beetle hitches a lift in decorations from China
Beetle invasion threatens forests from coast to coast
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Aggressive Ground Covers May Really be Invasive Weeds
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Zombie Fly Infects Honeybee
Asian Gypsy Moth Infestation
Pest Fighting Nematodes Identified
New pathway for invasive species -- science teachers.
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Steam shown to kill Sudden Oak Death Organism
ODA Warns of Noxious Weed Rebirth after Range Fires
Tenmile Lake to Combat Invasive Species with New System for Boaters
New Commodities for Exempted Host List for Light Brown Apple Moth-Process for Future Changes to List
Dying Trees in Southwest Set Stage for Erosion, Water Loss in the Colorado River
Bee-Killing Virus Gets Supercharged by Mites
Tsunami of Noxious Weeds Choking BLM Land in Eastern Oregon
Stripe Rust a No-show in Pacific Northwest
Troopers Will Target Drive By Anglers
Floating Dock from Japan Carries Potential Invasive Species
CO Forests Plot War on Invasive Weeds
Effects of Trees Killed by Bark Beetles on Wildfire
33 Acres in Forest Park Free of Invasive Tree Killing Vines
War on Weeds Helps Agriculture
Lets Pull Together Weed Attack in June
Scotch Broom Not Easy to Brush Off
Leedy Grange to Host Free Weed Control Workshop
Mites Taking Out Invasive Plants
Beekeepers Try Cold Storage To Stave Off Colony Collapse
Gazelle Beetles are Latest European Import to Oregon
Honey Bee Death and the Willamette Valley -Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)
Stripe Rust Less This Year but Still Severe Experts Predict
Oregons Worst Invasive Species Include Mussels and Hawkweed and Feral Pigs
Uninvited Guests
Oregon Has First Gypsy Moth Free Year in Decades
Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
Sudden Oak Death Detected Outside Quarantine
Countys Most Wanted Weed
Oregons Sinister Sunflower Deadly to Livestock
Invasive Tansy Ragwort Once Again Threatening Oregon
Status of European Pepper Moth
Cereal Cyst Nematodes Rising Problem in PNW Researchers Say
Fall Web Worms are Prevalent in Our Area
OR Dept Ag Warns of Grasshopper Infestation
PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
Buy it Where You Burn it Campaign Aims to Control Insects
OSU uses campground firewood as invasive species education tool
How Lodgepole Pines Protect Their Kind Against Fire Mountain Pine Beetles Infestation
Cool Spring Slows Down The Bugs Too
Watershed Council Workshops Include Invasive Weed Management
Scotch Broom that Pesky Noxious Weed Carries an Economic Cost
Workshops Scheduled on Weeds Pastures
2011 EBIPM Field School
Ammendment to Federal Order Requiring Advance Notification for Phytophthora ramorum
Advance Notification Requirement for Phytophthora ramorum
Invasive Grass Threatens Western Grazing Lands
One Apple Moth found in Oregon No Sign of Breeding
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Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
Department of Weed Science
Giant Hogweed OR DOA
Herbarium
Oregon Invasive Species Council
The Mighty Oak Faces Challenges in the Pacific West
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
Oregon Invasive Species Hotline
OR DOA Pest Alert
OSU Pest Alert
OSU Website
What Backyard Fruitgrowers Need to Know About SWD
Assembling a Trap for Spotted Wing Drosophilia in OR
FDAC Exotic Fruit Fly Information
Invasive Species in Oregon
Nonnative Invasive Plants of Pacific Coast Forests
Phytophthora ramorum Prenotification Requirements Ease
Emergence of the sudden oak death pathogen Phytophthora ramorum
Invaders Database System
Videos

The Silent Invader
Making a Trap for Spotted Wing Drosophilia
Exotic Fruit Fly Monitoring

CAPS 2013 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
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European Grapevine Moth Lobesia botrana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Japanese Apple Rust Gymnosporangium yamadae Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Mediterranean Cereal Cyst Nematode Heterodera latipons Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Old World Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Philippine Downy Mildew Peronosclerospora philippinensis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Silver Y Moth Autographa gamma Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Wheat Bug Nysius huttoni Pest Info | NAPIS Maps