Connecticut

State Plant Health Director

Directs federal APHIS-PPQ pest detection and regulatory activities in cooperation with state officials, and coordinate the initial PPQ emergency response if an exotic pest is detected in the state.

State Plant Regulatory Official

Victoria Smith, (203) 974-8474

Serves on the National Plant Board, oversees state pest detection and regulatory activities and coordinates survey activities between government agencies, public and private organizations. Coordinates the state’s initial emergency response if an exotic pest is detected.

State Survey Coordinator

Austin Vitelli, (203) 974-8481

Coordinates CAPS survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.

Pest Survey Specialist

Vacant

Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.

9/2020 - Scientists Take the Long View on Saving Eastern Hemlock Stands from Woolly Adelgid.
8/2020 - USDA Provides List of Locations by State Where Public Can Mail Unsolicited Seed Packages
8/2020 - USDA Seeks Help from Citizens to Collect Unsolicited Seeds Packages
8/2020 - Officials worry mystery seeds from China could be harmful to Indiana crops
7/2020 - Unsolicited seeds could wreak havoc on agriculture, environment, state officials warn
4/2020 - Northeast states receive spotted lanternfly funding
3/2020 - Survey Reveals 200 Acres of Invasive Hydrilla in Lower Connecticut River
1/2020 - As the importance of honeybees - and the challenge of raising them - magnifies, CT beekeeping classes swell
12/2019 - The dreaded Spotted Lanternfly can be a crafty hitchhiker
11/2019 - Denville Residents Be on the Lookout for the Spotted Lanternfly