West Virginia
Contact Information

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

  • State Plant Regulatory Official

    Sherri Hutchinson (304) 558-2212

    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

    Eric Ewing (304) 558-2212

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

  • State Plant Health Director

    Jason Watkins (304) 343-8585

    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

    Rachel Braud (304) 343-8591
    Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

News
A destructive beetle threatens trees and people who live near them
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WVDA Proposes Gypsy Moth Treatments
National Invasive Species Awareness Week to Focus on Prevention ...
Winter Time Means it is a Good Time to Control Invasive Species
Mercer County Infested with Ash Borers
Gypsy Moth - Regulated Areas Established in West Virginia
WV Counties added to gypsy moth quarantine area
Trees can help reduce criminal activity
Purdue Tree Doctor app
Tree Doctor App Can Help Homeowners Diagnose Problems
Old deeds, witness trees offer glimpse of pre-settlement forest in West Virginia
USDA Warns Campers About Dangers of Hitchhiking Forest Pests
Bee-Killing Virus Gets Supercharged by Mites
New Hope to Save Hemlock Trees from Attack
Fall is Good Time to Hunt Gypsy Moth Eggs
Discovery and Recovery Funds Awarded to School to Study Endangered Hemlock Trees
Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas Additions in Indiana Maine Ohio Virginia West Virginia and Wisconsin
Hemlocks Still Abundant Despite Adelgid Infestations
Invasive Bugs Making a Bigger Stink
Kudzu Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Stink Bugs Invade Mid Atlantic Region
PPQ Postentry Quarantine (PEQ) Release Policy
W. Va. landowners can apply for gypsy moth program
Emerald Ash Borer found in five more W.Va. counties
Discovery of Asian Longhorned Beetle in Ohio
Biocontrol Fungus and Wasps Released to Control Emerald Ash Borer
Gypsy Moth Generally Infested Areas and Additions in IN ME OH VA WV WI
Emerald Ash Borer Quarantined Areas MD MI MN MO PA VA WV WI

Related Pages

Weed Identification Tool
Division of Plant Industries
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network
Insecticide Options for Protecting Ash Trees from Emerald Ash Borer
National Ash Tree Seed Collection Initiative
Ash Management Guidelines for Private Forest Landowners
Videos

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

CAPS 2013 Survey Targets   
Common Name Scientific Name Destinations
Asian Longhorned Beetle Anoplophora glabripennis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Cherry Bark Tortrix (CBT) Enarmonia formosana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Cotton Cutworm Spodoptera litura Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Egyptian Cottonworm Spodoptera littoralis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Emerald Ash Borer Agrilus planipennis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
False Codling Moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Japanese Cedar Longhorned Beetle Callidiellum rufipenne Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Large Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Meadow Fleabane Inula britannica Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pine Shoot Beetle Tomicus destruens Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Pine-tree Lappet Dendrolimus pini Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Red-Belted Clearwing Synanthedon myopaeformis Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Rosy Moth Lymantria mathura Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Scots Pine Blister Rust Cronartium flaccidum Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Spotted Wing Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Summer Fruit Tortrix Moth Adoxophyes orana Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Variegated Golden Tortrix Archips xylosteanus Pest Info | NAPIS Maps
Viburnum Leaf Beetle Pyrrhalta viburni Pest Info | NAPIS Maps