Pest Tracker
Exotic Pest Reporting
Rhode Island
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Division of Agriculture
Plant Protection Laws and Regulations Economic Fact Sheet
Cooperative Extension Service
State Plant Regulatory Official
Ken Ayars (401) 222-2781Serves 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
Elizabeth Lopes-Duguay (401) 222-2781 x4510Coordinates CAPS survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.State Plant Health Director
Patty Douglass (203) 269-4277Directs 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
Nichole Carrier (203) 269-4277Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.
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| CAPS 2014 Survey Targets | ||
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| Common Name | Scientific Name | Destinations |
| Black Spruce Beetle | Tetropium castaneum | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Brown Spruce Longhorned Beetle | Tetropium fuscum | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| European Spruce Bark Beetle | Ips typographus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Japanese Pine Sawyer | Monochamus alternatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Mediterranean Pine Engraver | Orthotomicus erosus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Oak Processionary Moth | Thaumetopoea processionea | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Pine Shoot Beetle | Tomicus destruens | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Pine-tree Lappet | Dendrolimus pini | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Rosy Moth | Lymantria mathura | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |
| Sixtoothed Bark Beetle | Ips sexdentatus | Pest Info | NAPIS Maps |