2023 Approved Methods for National Priority Pests

The National Priority Pest List represents the national priorities for the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) program, Plant Protection Act 7721 (PPA 7721) Goal 1 National priority Surveys, and PPQ Pest Detection surveys.

This table is updated annually and may be modified throughout the year.

PPQ provides the following support for National Priority Pests:

  1. Detailed information about the pests
  2. Survey supplies where appropriate
  3. The approved methods found below

Use the Host Matrix to identify targets for bundled survey by pest or host.

Use the Former Priority Pests page for guidance on bundling previous targets.



Name: List: Survey:
ID/Diagnostic: Trap: Lure:

      

Displaying 105 records.

OPTIONS Scientific Name Common Name List Survey ID/Diagnostic
info Adoxophyes orana Summer fruit Tortrix moth Stone Fruit Trap Morphological
info Agrilus biguttatus Oak splendour beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle
Oak		 Cerceris Sample
Trap
Trap and Visual		 Morphological
info Alectra vogelii Yellow witchweed Soybean Visual Morphological
info Anoplophora chinensis Citrus longhorned beetle No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Morphological
info Anoplophora glabripennis Asian longhorned beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Visual Morphological
info Anthonomus rubi Strawberry blossom weevil No Manual - See Host Matrix Trap
Trap and Visual		 Morphological
info Autographa gamma Silver Y moth Corn
Solanaceous Hosts
Soybean		 Trap Morphological
info Belocaulus spp. Leatherleaf slugs Mollusk Visual Multiple
info Bursaphelenchus cocophilus Red ring nematode Palm Visual Morphological
info Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense 16SrXII-B Australian grapevine yellows Grape
Solanaceous Hosts		 Visual Molecular
info Candidatus Phytoplasma mali 16SrX-A Apple proliferation No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Molecular
info Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae 16SrIV Palm lethal yellowing Palm Visual Molecular
info Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium 16SrIX-B Almond witches' broom Stone Fruit Visual Molecular
info Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum 16SrX-F European stone fruit yellows Stone Fruit Visual Molecular
info Candidatus Phytoplasma solani 16SrXII-A Stolbur disease Grape Visual Molecular
info Candidatus Phytoplasma vitis 16SrV-C Flavescence doree Grape Visual Molecular
info Candidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi 16SrV-B Jujube witches' broom Stone Fruit Visual Molecular
info Cerambycidae Longhorn Beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Trap Morphological
info Cernuella spp. Hygromiid snails Mollusk Visual Morphological
info Cernuella virgata Maritime garden snail Mollusk
Small Grains
Soybean		 Visual Morphological
info Ceroplastes japonicus Japanese wax scale No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Morphological
info Chilo suppressalis Asiatic rice borer No Manual - See Host Matrix Trap Morphological
info Chrysodeixis chalcites Golden twin spot moth Solanaceous Hosts
Soybean		 Trap Multiple
info Cochlicella spp. Cochlicellid snails Mollusk
Small Grains		 Visual Morphological
info Colosius spp. Leatherleaf slugs Mollusk Visual Multiple
info Conogethes punctiferalis Yellow peach moth; Castor capsule borer Tropical Hosts Trap Morphological
info Crocidosema aporema Bud borer Soybean Trap Morphological
info Cronartium flaccidum Scots pine blister rust Pine Visual Morphological
info Cryptoblabes gnidiella Christmas berry webworm Grape Trap Morphological
info Cydalima perspectalis Box tree moth No Manual - See Host Matrix Trap Morphological
info Dendrolimus pini Pine-tree lappet Asian Defoliator
Pine		 Trap Morphological
info Dendrolimus punctatus Masson pine moth Asian Defoliator
Pine		 Trap Morphological
info Dendrolimus sibiricus Siberian silk moth Asian Defoliator
Pine		 Trap Morphological
info Diabrotica speciosa Cucurbit beetle Corn
Small Grains
Soybean		 Visual Morphological
info Diprion pini Pine sawfly Pine Trap Morphological
info Eurygaster integriceps Sunn pest Small Grains Specimen Collection Sample
Visual		 Morphological
info Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense tropical race 4 Panama disease tr4 Tropical Hosts Visual Multiple
info Globodera pallida Pale cyst nematode Cyst Nematode
Solanaceous Hosts		 Soil Sample
Tissue Sample		 Multiple
info Globodera rostochiensis Golden nematode Cyst Nematode
Solanaceous Hosts		 Soil Sample
Tissue Sample		 Multiple
info Grapholita funebrana Plum fruit moth Stone Fruit Trap Morphological
info Gymnandrosoma aurantianum Citrus fruit borer Tropical Hosts Trap Morphological
info Helicoverpa armigera Old World bollworm Corn
Cotton
Small Grains
Solanaceous Hosts
Soybean		 Trap Morphological
info Heterodera ciceri Chickpea cyst nematode Cyst Nematode Soil Sample
Tissue Sample		 Morphological
info Heteronychus arator Black maize beetle Corn
Grape
Solanaceous Hosts		 Visual Morphological
info Hylobius abietis Large pine weevil Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle
Pine		 Trap Morphological
info Hymenoscyphus fraxineus Ash dieback No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Multiple
info Ips sexdentatus Sixtoothed bark beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle
Pine		 Trap Morphological
info Ips typographus European spruce bark beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Trap Morphological
info Laevicaulis spp. Leatherleaf slugs Mollusk Visual Multiple
info Laodelphax striatellus Small brown planthopper Corn
Small Grains		 Specimen Collection Sample
Trap		 Morphological
info Lissachatina fulica Giant African snail Mollusk Visual Morphological
info Lobesia botrana European grapevine moth Grape
Stone Fruit		 Trap Morphological
info Lycorma delicatula Spotted lanternfly Grape Visual Morphological
info Lymantria albescens Ivory spongy moth Asian Defoliator Molecular
info Lymantria dispar asiatica Asian spongy moth Asian Defoliator
Oak		 Molecular
info Lymantria dispar japonica Japanese spongy moth Asian Defoliator Molecular
info Lymantria mathura Rosy tussock moth Asian Defoliator
Oak		 Trap Morphological
info Lymantria monacha Black-arched tussock moth Asian Defoliator Trap Morphological
info Lymantria postalba White-winged spongy moth Asian Defoliator Trap Molecular
info Lymantria umbrosa Shadow spongy moth Asian Defoliator Molecular
info Lymantria xylina Casuarina tussock moth Asian Defoliator Trap Morphological
info Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum pathotype Wheat blast Small Grains Visual Molecular
info Magnaporthiopsis maydis Late wilt of corn Corn Visual Molecular
info Megaplatypus mutatus Ambrosia beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle Trap Morphological
info Meghimatium pictum Chinese slug Mollusk Visual Morphological
info Meloidogyne artiellia British root-knot nematode Small Grains Soil Sample Morphological
info Monacha spp. Hygromiid snails Mollusk Visual Morphological
info Monochamus urussovii Black fir sawyer Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle
Pine		 Trap Morphological
info Neoleucinodes elegantalis Tomato fruit borer Solanaceous Hosts Trap Morphological
info Onopordum acaulon Horse thistle No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Morphological
info Orthotospovirus Groundnut Bud Necrosis Virus Groundnut bud necrosis (GBNV) Solanaceous Hosts Visual Multiple
info Oryctes rhinoceros Coconut rhinoceros beetle Palm Trap
Visual		 Morphological
info Oxycarenus hyalinipennis Cotton seed bug Cotton Visual Morphological
info Panolis flammea Pine beauty moth Pine Trap Morphological
info Paysandisia archon Palm borer Palm Visual Morphological
info Peronosclerospora philippinensis Philippine downy mildew Corn Visual Molecular
info Phthorimea absoluta Tomato leaf miner Solanaceous Hosts Trap Morphological
info Phytophthora alni Alder root and collar rot No Manual - See Host Matrix Water Sample Multiple
info Phytophthora kernoviae Beech bleeding canker No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual
Water Sample
Water Sample and Visual		 Multiple
info Platypus quercivorus Oak Ambrosia beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle
Oak		 Trap Morphological
info Pospiviroid Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid Potato spindle tuber (PSTVd) Solanaceous Hosts Visual Molecular
info Potyvirus Plum Pox Virus Plum pox (PPV) Stone Fruit Tissue Sample Serological
info Pseudopezicula tracheiphila Rotbrenner Grape Visual Morphological
info Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 Bacterial wilt; Southern bacterial wilt Solanaceous Hosts Visual Multiple
info Rhabdoscelus obscurus New guinea sugarcane weevil Palm Trap
Visual		 Morphological
info Rhagoletis cerasi European cherry fruit fly Stone Fruit Specimen Collection Sample
Trap		 Morphological
info Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Red palm weevil Palm Trap
Visual		 Morphological
info Rhynchophorus palmarum South American palm weevil Palm Trap
Visual		 Morphological
info Sarasinula spp. Leatherleaf slugs Mollusk Visual Multiple
info Semperula spp. Leatherleaf slugs Mollusk Visual Multiple
info Spodoptera litura Cotton cutworm Cotton
Solanaceous Hosts		 Trap Morphological
info Stenoma catenifer Avocado seed moth Tropical Hosts Trap Morphological
info Synchytrium endobioticum Potato wart Solanaceous Hosts Visual Multiple
info Tecia solanivora Guatemalan potato moth Solanaceous Hosts Trap Morphological
info Tetropium castaneum Black spruce beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle
Pine		 Trap Morphological
info Tetropium fuscum Brown spruce longhorned beetle Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle
Pine		 Trap Morphological
info Thaumatotibia leucotreta False codling moth Corn
Cotton
Solanaceous Hosts
Stone Fruit		 Trap Morphological
info Thaumetopoea pityocampa Pine processionary moth Pine Trap Morphological
info Thaumetopoea processionea Oak processionary moth Oak Trap Morphological
info Tobamovirus Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus Cucumber green mottle mosaic (CGMMV) No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Multiple
info Tobamovirus Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit (ToBRFV) No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Molecular
info Trogoderma granarium Khapra beetle No Manual - See Host Matrix Trap Morphological
info Veronicella spp. Leatherleaf slugs Mollusk Visual Multiple
info Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Bacterial blight No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Multiple
info Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola Bacterial leaf streak No Manual - See Host Matrix Visual Multiple