- 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
- 3/2020 - Northeast states receive spotted lanternfly funding
- 8/2019 - Be On The Lookout For Water Chestnut In RI Lakes, Ponds
- 5/2019 - Climate change is putting this invasive species to good use
- 11/2018 - APHIS Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for the National Fruit Fly Cooperative Control Program
- 9/2018 - Federal Domestic Soil Quarantines Map
- 9/2018 - Reintroduced Natural Enemies Take Fight to Pests
Rhode Island
State Plant Regulatory Official
Ken Ayars, (401) 222-2781
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
Cynthia Kwolek, 401-222-2781
Coordinates CAPS survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.
State Plant Health Director
Kate Aitkenhead, (203) 741-5644
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
Nichole Carrier, (203) 741-5645
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
- 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