- 9/2020 - Freeholder Board Hears Update on Spotted Lanternfly Presence
- 8/2020 - NJDA Asks Public to Help Kill Spotted Lanternfly, an Invasive Pest
- 8/2020 - Spotted lanternfly warning in NJ and Staten Island
- 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 - Invasive spotted lanternfly has yet to be spotted in Michigan
- 3/2020 - How to report spotted lanternfly sightings in Ohio
- 1/2020 - NJ didn't do enough to stop insect's destruction of ash trees
New Jersey
State Plant Regulatory Official
Joseph Zoltowski, (609) 406-6940
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
Saulius Vaiciunas, (609) 406-6949
Coordinates CAPS survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.
State Plant Health Director
Tapos Mondal, 609-259-5242
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
Vionette James, (609) 259-5250
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
- Battling Invasives
- Commercial Agriculture - Rutgers
- Go Wild with Native Gardening | The Nature Conservancy
- How to Identify
- 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
- USFS - Microstegium vimineum