- 9/2020 - Cargo Ship and Container Discovered With Potentially Dangerous Moths
- 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
- 5/2020 - New Cotton Traits on the Horizon
- 4/2020 - Northeast states receive spotted lanternfly funding
- 3/2020 - Workshop on spotted lanternfly offered March 18
- 3/2020 - How to report spotted lanternfly sightings in Ohio
- 1/2020 - U.S. agriculture employs nearly 3 million honeybee colonies every year. What do those pollinators cost our ecosystems?
Maryland
State Plant Health Director
Paul Kanninen, (410) 288-5541
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
Kimberly Rice, (410) 841-5920
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
Aaron Shurtleff, (410) 841-5942
Coordinates CAPS survey planning, execution and reporting as well as community outreach activities.
Pest Survey Specialist
Vacant
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
- USFS - Microstegium vimineum
- 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
- Weed Identification Tool
- College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- National Emerald Ash Borer Information