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

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Rob Hougaard (801) 538-7180

    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

    Lori Spears (801)668-4056

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    Robert King (801) 975-3310

    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

    Dawn Holzer (435) 797-2662
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

News
Wildfire season expected to bring many blazes this year
WSSA Scientists Stress the Importance of Early Response to Invasive Weeds
Mountain pine beetle genome decoded
National Invasive Species Awareness Week to Focus on Prevention ...
One Million Available in Utah to Fight Invasive Weeds
Pine Beetle Outbreak Buffers Watersheds from Nitrate Pollution
As Climate Warms Bark Beetles March On High-Elevation Forests
Invasive Grass Fuels Increased Fire Activity in the West
Climate Change to Cripple Southwestern Forests
Beetle invasion threatens forests from coast to coast
How to restore native grasslands in the interior Pacific Northwest, U.S.
Alta Ski Area Fighting Bark Beetle Infestation
Economics of Invasive Species on Rangelands
Nearly 50 Percent of Retail Firewood Infested With Insects
Weed Tour Looks At Invasive Species
USFS report shows bark beetle damage slowing down - Challis Messenger
Pest Fighting Nematodes Identified
Officials Tackle Invasive Weed Issue at Utah Lake
Scientists Sorting Out Beetle-Fire Relationship
Heat wave may be best defense against new summer pest
Dying Trees in Southwest Set Stage for Erosion, Water Loss in the Colorado River
Bee-Killing Virus Gets Supercharged by Mites
Bark beetles take a bite out of air quality
Working on Trees and Weeds
Khapra Beetle Restrictions - Utah Pests - utahpests.usu.edu
These Weeds are Scary
Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
Mountain Pine Beetle Activity May Impact Snow Accumulation and Melt
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request on South American Cactus Moth Quarantine and Regulations
2011 EBIPM Field School
Invasive Grass Threatens Western Grazing Lands

Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
Utah Bureau of Land Management
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
UT DOA Information
Noxious Weeds and Water-Conserving Landscapes
Drought in 2001-2002 Fueled Rocky Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak
Videos

Biological Control: The War on Saltcedar

CAPS 2013 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
Asian Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar asiatica Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Asiatic Rice Borer Chilo suppressalis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
British Root-knot Nematode Meloidogyne artiellia Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Cucurbit Beetle Diabrotica speciosa Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Egyptian Cottonworm Spodoptera littoralis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
European Spruce Bark Beetle Ips typographus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Japanese Pine Sawyer Beetle Monochamus alternatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Lesser Spruce Shoot Beetle Hylurgops palliatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Mediterranean Pine Engraver Orthotomicus erosus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Old World Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pine Shoot Beetle Tomicus destruens Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pine Shoot Beetle (PSB) Tomicus piniperda Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pine-tree Lappet Dendrolimus pini Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Redhaired Pine Bark Beetle Hylurgus ligniperda Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sixtoothed Bark Beetle Ips sexdentatus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Sixtoothed Spruce Bark Beetle Pityogenes chalcographus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Wheat Bug Nysius huttoni Pest Info | NAPIS Maps