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Plant Pests and Diseases

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When plant pests capable of harming our Nation’s forests, damaging U.S. crops, or

disrupting trade become established in the United States, we work to control and,

when possible, eliminate them from our country.

Plant Pests

Insects and Mites 

Insects and Mites
Asian Longhorned Beetle

Box Tree Moth

Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle

Cotton Pests

Emerald Ash Borer

European Grapevine Moth

Flighted Spongy Moth Complex

Fruit Flies

Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter

Grasshopper/Mormon Cricket

Honey Bee Pests

Imported Fire Ants

Japanese Beetle

Old World Bollworm

South American Cactus Moth

Spongy Moth

Spotted Lanternfly

Mollusks 

Mollusks

Giant African Snail

Nematodes 
Nematodes

Golden Nematode

Pale Cyst Nematode

Noxious Weeds 

Noxious Weeds

Noxious Weeds Program

Witchweed

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Asian Longhorned Beetle

Box Tree Moth

Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle

Cotton Pests
Emerald Ash Borer

European Grapevine Moth

Flighted Spongy Moth Complex

Fruit Flies

Giant African Snail

Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter

Golden Nematode

Grasshopper/Mormon Cricket

Honey Bee Pests

Imported Fire Ants

Japanese Beetle

Old World Bollworm

Pale Cyst Nematode

South American Cactus Moth

Spongy Moth

Spotted Lanternfly

Witchweed

Plant Diseases

Black Stem Rust and Barberry 

Chrysanthemum White Rust 

Citrus Diseases 
Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus 

European Larch Canker 

Gladiolus Rust 

Karnal Bunt 
Phytophthora ramorum 

Plum Pox 

Potato Diseases 

Potato Diseases

Dickeya

Potato Virus Y

Potato Wart

Ralstonia Solanacearum 

Sugarcane Diseases 
Thousand Cankers Disease 

Plant Pest Services and Activities

Biological Control Program 

Learn how APHIS works with cooperators to develop and use biological control

technologies to manage pests.

Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey 

Learn how APHIS and partners conduct exotic plant pest surveys to protect U.S.

agriculture and natural resources.

Plant Health Domestic Program and Emergency Response Manuals 

View manuals APHIS employees and others authorized by APHIS use to carry out

official plant health programs and emergency response operations.

Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program 

Learn how States may petition APHIS to recognize State-managed plant health

programs and harmonize import and interstate requirements for pests not regulated

at the Federal level.
National Honey Bee Surveys 

Learn more about this national, APHIS-funded survey that is the most

comprehensive honey bee pest and health survey to date.

Integrated Plant Health Information System 

Learn how this web-based system supports real-time data collection and

management for domestic and emergency pest programs.

Request APHIS Confirmation of a Preliminary Pest Identification 

Learn about the process APHIS follows for officially confirming pest identifications

that are preliminarily made by a Federal or State official or competent private entity.

Special Needs Request 

Learn how States can ask permission to impose additional restrictions on items

moving interstate that pose a plant health risk.

Electronic End User Tools 

Learn about the mobile data collection tools.