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Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) 
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 2022 will focus on the following plant pests:
| Survey | Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|---|
| Exotic Cyst Nematode Survey | Pale cyst nematode | Globodera pallida |
| Exotic Cyst Nematode Survey | Golden nematode | Globodera rostochiensis |
| Exotic Forest Pest Survey | Asian longhorned beetle | Anoplophora glabripennis |
| Exotic Forest Pest Survey | Nun moth | Lymantria monacha |
| Exotic Forest Pest Survey | Pine tree lappet | Dendrolimus pini |
| Exotic Forest Pest Survey | Siberian silk moth | Dendrolimus sibiricus |
| Exotic Forest Pest Survey | Asian gypsy moth | Lymantria dispar asiatica |
| Exotic Forest Pest Survey | Rosy moth | Lymantria mathura |
| Exotic Forest Pest Survey | Hemlock woolly adelgid | Adelges tsugae |
| Exotic Forest Pest Survey | Elm zigzag sawfly | Aproceros leucopoda |
| Exotic Forest Pest Survey | Spotted lanternfly | Lycorma delicatula |
| Exotic Forest Pest Survey | Oak wilt | Bretziella fagacearum |
| Exotic Forest Pest Survey | Scots pine blister rust | Cronartium flaccidum |
| Exotic Forest Pest Survey | Beech leaf disease | Litylenchus crenatae |
| Exotic Forest Pest Survey | Beech bleeding canker | Phytophthora kernoviae |
| Exotic Forest Pest Survey | Citrus longhorned beetle | Anoplophora chinensis |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Silver Y moth | Autographa gamma |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Golden twin spot moth | Chrysodeixis chalcites |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Tomato fruit borer | Neoleucinodes elegantalis |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Bacterial wilt | Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Tobamovirus Tomato brown rugose fruit virus | Tobamovirus Tomato brown rugose fruit virus |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Tomato leafminer | Tuta absoluta |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Leek moth | Acrolepiopsis assectella |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Swede midge | Contarinia nasturtii |
| Exotic Fruit Pest Survey | Summer fruit tortrix moth | Adoxophyes orana |
| Exotic Fruit Pest Survey | Light brown apple moth | Epiphyas postvittana |
| Exotic Fruit Pest Survey | Brown marmorated stink bug | Halyomorpha halys |
| Exotic Fruit Pest Survey | African fig fly | Ziprionus indianus |
| Exotic Fruit Pest Survey | Australian grapevine yellows | Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense 16SrXII-B |
| Exotic Fruit Pest Survey | Bois noir; Stolbur | Candidatus Phytoplasma solani 16SrXII-A |
| Exotic Fruit Pest Survey | Flavescence dorée | Candidatus Phytoplasma vitis 16SrV-C |
| Exotic Fruit Pest Survey | Spotted lanternfly | Lycorma delicatula |
| Exotic Fruit Pest Survey | Rotbrenner | Pseudopezicula tracheiphila |