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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 2021 will focus on the following plant pests:
| Survey | Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|---|
| Grape Commodity Survey | Australian Grapevine Yellows | Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense 16SrXII-B |
| Grape Commodity Survey | Spotted Lanternfly | Lycorma delicatula |
| Grape Commodity Survey | Stolbur Disease | Candidatus Phytoplasma solani 16SrXII-A |
| Grape Commodity Survey | Flavescence Doree | Candidatus Phytoplasma vitis 16SrV-C |
| Grape Commodity Survey | Rotbrenner | Pseudopezicula tracheiphila |
| Exotic Woodborer/Bark Beetle Survey | Sixtoothed Bark Beetle | Ips sexdentatus |
| Exotic Woodborer/Bark Beetle Survey | Oak Splendour Beetle | Agrilus biguttatus |
| Exotic Woodborer/Bark Beetle Survey | Oak Ambrosia Beetle | Platypus quercivorus |
| Exotic Woodborer/Bark Beetle Survey | European Spruce Bark Beetle | Ips typographus |
| Exotic Woodborer/Bark Beetle Survey | Black Spruce Beetle | Tetropium castaneum |
| Exotic Woodborer/Bark Beetle Survey | Brown Spruce Bark Beetle | Tetropium fuscum |
| Exotic Woodborer/Bark Beetle Survey | Japanese pine sawyer | Monochamus alternatus |
| Exotic Woodborer/Bark Beetle Survey | Black fir sawyer | Monochamus urussovii |
| Exotic Woodborer/Bark Beetle Survey | Large pine weevil | Hylobius abietis |
| Exotic Woodborer/Bark Beetle Survey | Velvet longhorned beetle | Trichoferus campestris |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | Pine Tree Lappet | Dendrolimus pini |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | Siberian Silk Moth | Dendrolimus sibiricus |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | Pine Sawfly | Diprion pini |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit virus (ToBRFV) | Tobamovirus ToBRFV |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | Asian Longhorned Beetle | Anoplophora glabripennis |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | Pine Processionary Moth | Thaumetopoea pityocampa |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | Apple Proliferation | Candidatus Phytoplasma mali 16SrX-A |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | Almond Witches' Broom | Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium 16SrIX-B |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | European Stone Fruit Yellows | Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum 16SrX-F |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | Stolbur Disease | Candidatus Phytoplasma solani 16SrXII-A |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | Scots Pine Blister Rust | Cronartium flaccidum |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | Flavescence Doree | Candidatus Phytoplasma vitis 16SrV-C |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | Spotted Lanternfly | Lycorma delicatula |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | Australian Grapevine Yellows | Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense 16SrXII-B |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | Pine Beauty Moth | Panolis flammea |
| Exotic Nursery Pest Survey | European Cherry Fruit Fly | Rhagoletis cerasi |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Small brown planthopper | Laodelphax striatellus |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Leek Moth | Acrolepiopsis assectella |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Tomato Leafminer | Tuta absoluta |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Golden Twin Spot Moth | Chrysodeixis chalcites |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | False codling moth | Thaumatotibia leucotreta |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Swede Midge | Contarinia nasturtii |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Silver Y moth | Autographa gamma |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Tomato fruit borer | Neoleucinodes elegantalis |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Old world bollworm | Helicoverpa armigera |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Western bean cutworm | Striacosta albicosta |
| Exotic Vegetable Pest Survey | Cotton cutworm | Spodoptera litura |
| Terrestrial Mollusk Survey | European black slug | Arion ater |
| Terrestrial Mollusk Survey | Hygromiid snails | Cernuella sp./spp. |
| Terrestrial Mollusk Survey | Cochlicellid snails | Cochlicella sp./spp. |
| Terrestrial Mollusk Survey | Chinese slug | Meghimatium pictum |
| Terrestrial Mollusk Survey | Hygromiid snails | Monacha sp./spp. |
| Exotic Cyst Nematode Survey | Pale cyst nematode | Globodera pallida |
| Exotic Cyst Nematode Survey | Golden nematode | Globodera rostochiensis |
Nursey Pest Survey Info Sheet 2021 (PDF)
Grape Pest Survey Info Sheet 2021 (PDF)
Vegetable Pest Survey Info Sheet 2021 (PDF)
Exotic Mollusk Survey Info Sheet 2021 (PDF)
Report of Maine CAPS 2020 (PDF)