Georgia

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

Mike Evans, (404) 586-1140

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

Leigh Morgan, (404) 586-1140

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

Pest Survey Specialist

Deanna Parker, (770) 860-4028

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

8/2020 - Officials worry mystery seeds from China could be harmful to Indiana crops
8/2020 - USDA Seeks Help from Citizens to Collect Unsolicited Seeds Packages
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
5/2020 - A People Problem and Plant Disease: The Economics of Pest Management in Citrus Greening
5/2020 - Watch For These Agricultural Pests After a Warm Winter
1/2020 - Rapid detection of Pecan Root-Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne partityla, in laboratory and field conditions using loop-mediated isothermal amplification
1/2020 - Doreen Fogle: Beware the surprising dangers of your landscape berries for the birds
11/2019 - Greg Bowman: Brown marmorated stink bug control
10/2019 - Kudzu gets the press, but not top forest killer