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 Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Division of Animal and Plant Health and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS).

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 Maine for 2023 will focus on the following plant pests:

Survey Common Name Scientific Name
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyAsian longhorned beetleAnoplophora glabripennis
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyNun mothLymantria monacha
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyPine tree lappetDendrolimus pini
Exotic Forest Pest SurveySiberian silk mothDendrolimus sibiricus
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyAsian gypsy mothLymantria dispar asiatica
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyRosy mothLymantria mathura
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyHemlock woolly adelgidAdelges tsugae
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyElm zigzag sawflyAproceros leucopoda
Exotic Forest Pest SurveySpotted lanternflyLycorma delicatula
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyOak wiltBretziella fagacearum
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyScots pine blister rustCronartium flaccidum
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyBeech leaf diseaseLitylenchus crenatae
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyBeech bleeding cankerPhytophthora kernoviae
Exotic Forest Pest SurveyCitrus longhorned beetleAnoplophora chinensis
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsLeek mothAcrolepiopsis assectella
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsSummer fruit tortrix mothAdoxophyes orana
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsSilver Y mothAutographa gamma
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsAustralian grapevine yellowsCandidatus Phytoplasma australiense 16SrXII-B
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsCabbage whiteflyAleyrodes proletella
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsStrawberry blossom weevilAnthonomus rubi
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsGolden twin spot mothChrysodeixis chalcites
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsSwede midgeContarinia nasturtii
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsTomato black ring (TBRV)Nepovirus Tomato Black Ring Virus
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsAllium leaf minerPhytomyza gymnostoma
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsStemphylium leaf spotStemphylium solani
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsTomato fruit borerNeoleucinodes elegantalis
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsBacterial wiltRalstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsTomato brown rugose fruit virusTobamovirus Tomato brown rugose fruit virus
Pathway Survey for Agricultural PestsTomato leaf minerPhthorimea absoluta
Exotic Cyst Nematode SurveyPale cyst nematodeGlobodera pallida
Exotic Cyst Nematode SurveyGolden nematodeGlobodera rostochiensis
Exotic Woodboring and Bark Beetle SurveyOak splendour beetleAgrilus biguttatus
Exotic Woodboring and Bark Beetle SurveySouthern pine beetleDendroctonus frontalis
Exotic Woodboring and Bark Beetle SurveyLarge pine weevilHylobius abietis
Exotic Woodboring and Bark Beetle SurveySixtoothed bark beetleIps sexdentatus
Exotic Woodboring and Bark Beetle SurveyEuropean spruce bark beetleIps typographus
Exotic Woodboring and Bark Beetle SurveyAmbrosia beetleMegaplatypus mutatus
Exotic Woodboring and Bark Beetle SurveyJapanese pine sawyerMonochamus alternatus
Exotic Woodboring and Bark Beetle SurveyBlack fir sawyerMonochamus urussovii
Exotic Woodboring and Bark Beetle SurveyOak ambrosia beetlePlatypus quercivorus
Exotic Woodboring and Bark Beetle SurveyBlack spruce beetleTetropium castaneum
Exotic Woodboring and Bark Beetle SurveyBrown spruce longhorned beetleTetropium fuscum
Exotic Woodboring and Bark Beetle SurveyVelvet longhorned beetleTrichoferus campestris
Exotic Woodboring and Bark Beetle SurveyBeech leaf mining weevilOrchestes fagi

Updated: February 28, 2024