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October 16, 2012
Stop Brown Mamorated Stink Bug
This initiative includes more than 50 researchers from 10 institutions across the U.S. working together on this project team. The team of researchers has mobilized to form a defense against the invasive pest brown marmorated stink bug. The project team is working to find management solutions for growers, seeking strategies that will protect our food, our environment, and our farms.
* See our Species Profile - Brown Mamorated Stink Bug page for more information and additional resources.
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August 30, 2012
Researchers Discover the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug's Winter Hideout (Jul 26, 2012)
Researchers believe they have identified where brown marmorated stink bug gathers in natural landscapes during winter, and their findings could help farmers manage this invasive insect.
* See our Species Profile - Brown Marmorated Stink Bug page for more information and additional resources.
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June 4, 2012
Species Profile -- Burmese Python
Burmese pythons are native to Southeast Asia and were imported to the U.S. for the pet trade. Wild populations became established in 2000 in Florida from animals that escaped or were intentionally released. Burmese pythons prey on native species and may also compete with threatened native species.
* See our In the News section for more information and additional resources.
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May 1, 2012
Escargot? More like Escar-No! (Apr 19, 2012)
USDA and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services have been fighting to stop the spread of the giant African snail. In six, months, more than 40,000 of these snails have been collected. Alert homeowners are the first line of defense in reporting signs of snail infestations. Please do your part in the fight against invasive species -- if you have a giant African snail or see the snails or signs of their presence, call the toll-free helpline at 888-397-1517.
* See our Species Profile - Giant African Snail page for more information and additional resources.
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April 23, 2012
APHIS Establishes Regulated Areas in Florida for Giant African Snail (Apr 13, 2012)
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is issuing a Federal Order, effective immediately, which establishes regulated areas in Miami-Dade County in Florida for the giant African snail.
On Sep 9, 2011, APHIS confirmed the detection of GAS, Lissachatina fulica, in a residential area of Miami, Florida. Since the initial detection, APHIS has actively worked with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to conduct survey, regulatory, control, and outreach activities. While residential areas have been affected, to date, extensive surveys of nurseries and agricultural productions facilities within the infested areas have been negative for GAS.
The Federal Order outlines the safeguarding measures required for the interstate movement of regulated articles from the areas regulated for GAS. The requirements in the State’s interior quarantine for GAS are parallel to this Federal Order.
GAS is one of the most damaging snails in the world because it is known to consume at least 500 different plants including vegetables, fruits, and ornamental crops.
* See our Species Profile - Giant African Snail page for more information and additional resources.
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March 27, 2012
New Pheromone Traps Lure Asian Longhorned Beetles out of Hiding (Winter 2012)
Entomologists from the U.S. Forest Service's Northern Research Station and Pennsylvania State University have developed a pheromone trap that lures Asian long-horned beetles out of hiding. Although it is not a treatment that can kill lots of beetles, this new trap is a major step forward in being able to detect the beetle. It may be used for finding outliers and hidden infestations in quarantine zones and standing sentry in high-risk areas.
* See our Species Profile - Asian Long-Horned Beetle page for more information and additional resources.
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September 27, 2011
Economic Cost of Stink Bugs (Sep 17, 2011)
C-SPAN interviews ARS Program Leader Kevin Hackett, IPM Working Group leader Tracy Leskey about the agricultural impact of the pest and the federal response.
* See our Species Profile - Brown Marmorated Stink Bug page for more information and additional resources.
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July 27, 2011
Forest Fungus Factory (May 5, 2011)
Hemlock is the third most common tree species in Vermont. But it soon may drop off the list, going the way of the now-vanished chestnut and elm due to the hemlock wooly adelgid. The adelgid recently arrived in southern Vermont. Scientists have been developing a novel method of putting an insect-killing fungus, lecanicillium muscarium, to work protecting hemlock trees. Field trials reduced the growth rate of adelgid by fifty percent.
* See our Species Profile - Hemlock wooly adelgid page for more information and additional resources.
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May 12, 2011
Historical Gypsy Moth Publications
This collection of publications in NAL's Digital Repository provides access to and addresses a number of topics concerning the gypsy and the related brown-tail moths, from biological control methods to tree banding to quarantine practices. The bulk of the documents were published from 1891 to 1923 by various agencies in the area of the initial infestation, including the State Board of Agriculture for Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, but also include some more modern USDA publications.
* See our Species Profile - European Gypsy Moth page for more information and additional resources.
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April 28, 2011
Species Profile -- Pink Bollworm
The pink bollworm is one of the most destructive pests of cotton. It bores into cotton bolls, devouring blossoms and seeds. The pink bollworm is costing U.S. cotton producers more than $32 million each year in control costs and yield losses; eradication effects are continuing.
* See our Species Profile - Pink Bollworm page for more information.
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February 24, 2011
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Potential Side Effects of Systemic Insecticides Used To Control Emerald Ash Borer (Feb 2011)
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January 27, 2011
USDA Revises Heat Treatment Schedule for Emerald Ash Borer (Jan 19, 2011)
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November 3, 2010
Species Profile -- Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
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September 8, 2010
Environmental Assessment for the proposed Asian Citrus Psyllid Control Program in the Continental United States and Puerto Rico (Aug 2010)
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June 24, 2010
Species Profile -- Common Pine Shoot Beetle
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July 30, 2009
Species Profile -- Chilli Thrips
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March 10, 2009
Species Profile -- Citrus Longhorned Beetle
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February 10, 2009
Update of Asian Citrus Psyllid and Citrus Greening Quarantine Areas (Jan 28, 2009)
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Species Profile -- Mexican Fruit Fly
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January 13, 2009
Massachussetts -- Expansion of Asian Longhorned Beetle Quarantine Area
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December 30, 2008
Species Profile -- Mediterranean Fruit Fly
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December 29, 2008
Species Profile -- European Spruce Bark Beetle
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December 3, 2008
Species Profile -- Soybean Cyst Nematode
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November 12, 2008
Species Profile -- Asian Citrus Psyllid
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August 19, 2008
Species Profile -- Light Brown Apple Moth
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August 14, 2008
Sirex Woodwasp (Sirex noctilio) Species Profile
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June 3, 2008
New Pesticide Now Registered for Use in Treating Ash Trees for Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
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Draft Emerald Ash Borer New Pest Response Guidelines (May 12, 2008)
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November 1, 2007
Emerald Ash Borer
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October 31, 2007
Hemlock Wooly Adelgid -- Young Harris College (YHC) Hemlock Project
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October 16, 2007
Imported Fire Ants
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March 27, 2007
Emerald Ash Borer -- Updated Maps
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Gypsy Moth -- Gypsy Moth Quarantine List and Map of Quarantine Areas
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Cactus Moth -- Current USDA Cactoblastis cactorum Host Regulations and Potential Changes
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Asian Longhorned Beetle -- Beetle Busters
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March 26, 2007
Asian Longhorned Beetle Treatment and Quarantine Maps
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Gypsy Moth Quarantine
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June 8, 2006
New Species Information - Animals
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Maconellicoccus hirsutus - Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests
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