- 10/2020 - Japanese beetles found in Kendrick Park
- 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
- 7/2020 - Emerald Ash Borer makes its way to central Nebraska
- 7/2020 - Emerald Ash Borer Moving West
- 7/2020 - Emerald Ash Borer confirmed in Kearney
- 3/2020 - City of Norfolk to distribute free trees for emerald ash borer recovery
- 3/2020 - Bug wars: Feds introduce Asian wasps to battle emerald ash borer outbreak in Lincoln area
Nebraska
State Plant Regulatory Official
Julie VanMeter, (402) 471-6847
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
Erin Biggs, 4023269820
Coordinates CAPS survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.
State Plant Health Director
Craig Webb, (785) 532-1349
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.
Pest Survey Specialist
Greg Buntrock, (605) 224-1713
Provides technical support in planning, executing and reporting annual surveys and coordinates pest detection activities with neighboring states.
- APHIS - Potao Cyst Nematode National Survey Plan
- Aquarium and Pond Plants of the World, Edition 2.1
- BioControl Evolution
- 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
- Pest Alert - Potato Cyst Nematodes
- Weed Identification Tool