- 9/2020 - Tips from Maine Forest Service after Tropical Storm Isaias
- 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
- 8/2020 - USDA Provides List of Locations by State Where Public Can Mail Unsolicited Seed Packages
- 7/2020 - Unsolicited seeds could wreak havoc on agriculture, environment, state officials warn
- 8/2020 - Emerald ash borer threatens ash trees on both sides of the border
- 8/2020 - Beautiful but dangerous: giant hogweed found at Hadley Point
- 4/2020 - Northeast states receive spotted lanternfly funding
- 3/2020 - Maine Gardener: The ruinous emerald ash borer is here. Is there anything you can do?
- 1/2020 - What I've learned / Japanese knotweed
Maine
State Plant Health Director
Rachel Nyce, (207)848-0008
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
Gary Fish, (207) 287-7545
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
Karen Coluzzi, (207) 557-3090
Coordinates CAPS survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.
Pest Survey Specialist
Anthony Slowik, 802-224-1405
Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.
- Aquarium and Pond Plants of the World, Edition 2.1
- Pest Alert - Potato Cyst Nematodes
- Go Wild with Native Gardening | The Nature Conservancy
- ITP and QBIT Release iOS Lucid Mobile Apps - Federal Noxious Weeds Key
- ITP and QBIT Release iOS Lucid Mobile Apps - Terrestrial Mollusc Key
- ITP and QBIT Release iOS Lucid Mobile Apps - TortAI Key
- National Emerald Ash Borer Information
- Weed Identification Tool