Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) exotic pests

The Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) is a national pest detection program funded through a cooperative agreement between the fb88 Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Division of Animal and Plant Health and the .

The goal of the program is to provide an early warning system for pest detection and response that is critical for protecting our nation's agricultural and natural resources. Typical surveys target exotic and invasive pests and pests of export significance.

Survey activities in fb88 for 2025 will focus on the following plant pests:

Survey Common Name Scientific Name
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyAdelges tsugae
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyAnoplophora chinensis
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyAnoplophora glabripennis
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyAproceros leucopoda
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyBretziella fagacearum
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyCronartium flaccidum
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyDendrolimus pini
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyDendrolimus sibiricus
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyLeaf gall nematodeLitylenchus crenatae
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyLycorma delicatula
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyLymantria dispar asiatica
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyLymantria dispar japonica
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyLymantria mathura
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyLymantria monacha
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyLymantria umbrosa
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyPhytophthora kernoviae
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyHymenoscyphus fraxineus
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsAdoxophyes orana
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsAutographa gamma
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsCandidatus Phytoplasma australiense 16SrXII-B
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsCandidatus Phytoplasma solani 16SrXII-A
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsCandidatus Phytoplasma vitis 16SrV-C
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsChrysodeixis chalcites
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsLobesia botrana
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsLycorma delicatula
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsNeoleucinodes elegantalis
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsPhthorimea absoluta
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsWinter mothOperophtera brumata
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsRalstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsThaumatotibia leucotreta
Exotic Cyst Nematode SurveyGlobodera pallida
Exotic Cyst Nematode SurveyGlobodera rostochiensis
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyAnoplophora chinensis
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyAnoplophora glabripennis
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyCandidatus Phytoplasma mali 16SrX-A
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyCandidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium 16SrIX-B
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyCandidatus Phytoplasma prunorum 16SrX-F
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyCandidatus Phytoplasma australiense 16SrXII-B
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyCandidatus Phytoplasma solani 16SrXII-A
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyCandidatus Phytoplasma vitis 16SrV-C
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyCandidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyCydalima perspectalis
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyCronartium flaccidum
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyLycorma delicatula
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyPanolis flammea
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyRhagoletis cerasi
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyLymantria dispar asiatica
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyLymantria dispar japonica
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyLymantria umbrosa
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyTobamovirus Tomato brown rugose fruit virus
Exotic Nursery Pest SurveyRalstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2

Updated: April 25, 2025