CAPS Survey Programs

Several surveys are designed, conducted and analyzed each year by Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) program managers and state survey coordinators, according to national guidelines and special pest watch lists. Surveys can range in intensity from teams of pest survey specialists inspecting a single location for one day only, to stand-alone traps that are set up in remote locations and inspected for evidence of a specific pest. CAPS hierarchy is a three-tiered system of recommendations and decisions coming from the national, regional and state levels. 

Exotic Wood Boring and Bark Beetle Survey 

• Emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis
• Asian long-horned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis
• Large pine weevil, Hylobius abietis
• Sixtoothed bark beetle, Ips sexdantatus
• European spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus
• Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula
• Oak ambrosia beetle, Platypus quercivorus
• Pine processionary moth, Thaumetopoea pityocampa
• Mediterranean pine shoot beetle, Tomicus destruens

Corn Commodity Survey

• Silver Y moth, Autographa gamma
• Cucurbit beetle, Diabrotica speciose
• Old world bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera
• Small brown planthopper, Laodelphax striatellus 
• Late wilt of corn, Magnaporthiopsis maydis 
• Tar spot complex, Monographella maydis
• Philippine downy mildew, Peronosclerospora philippinensis
• Tar spot complex, Phyllachora maydis
• Hedgehog grain aphid, Sipha maydis
• False codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Nursery Survey 

• Bagrada bug, Bagrada hilaris
• Yellow peach moth, Conogethes punctiferalis
• Citrus fruit borer, Gymnandrosoma auratianum 
• Old world bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera
• Giant African land snail, Lissachatina fulica
• Spotted lanternfly,  Lycorma delicatula
• Cotton seed bug,  Oxycarenus hyalinipennis
• Cotton cutworm,  Spodoptera litura
• Avocado seed moth, Stenoma catenifer
• False codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Small Grains Survey 

• Maritime garden snail, Cernuella virgata
• Cochlicellid snails, Cochlicella spp.
• Cucurbit beetle,  Diabrotica speciosa
• Sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps
• Old world bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera
• Small brown planthopper, Laodelphax striatellus
• British root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne artiella
• Wheat blast, Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum pathotype
• Hedgehog grain aphid, Sipha maydis

Tomato Commodity Survey  

Plant Protection Act 7721 (PPA 7721) Survey

• Silver Y moth, Autographa gamma
• Potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli
• Old world bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera
• Tomato fruit borer, Neoleucinoides elegantalis
• Cotton cutworm, Spodoptera litura
• False codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta
• Tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta

Additional Resources

• 2021 Pest Survey Guidelines
• Pest Tracker Link to Pests and Maps. Sorted alphabetically by common name.