Pest Detection

And CAPS

Coanne E. O’Hern

National Survey Coordinator

USDA-APHIS-PPQ-PDMP

Riverdale, MD

National IPM Coordination MeetingWashington, DCSept. 14-15, 2004

Structure of PPQ

PDMP Organizational chart

CPHST

Scientific support for the Agency programs Projects (risk-based mapping etc.) PRA’s Pest ranking for CAPS/PD list. GPDD (Global Pest & Disease Database)

Survey aids/new tools for survey

(Center for Plant Health, Science and Technology)

Cooperative

Agricultural

Pest

Survey

CAPS

What is CAPS?

Combined cooperative effort

Federal and State organizations

Survey for plant pests, bio-control organisms and weeds

CAPS Components

Field surveys Laboratory identification State & project databases National database (NAPIS) Electronic information exchange Strong interagency relationships

How are surveys prioritized?

National Lists Regional Lists State Lists

Survey proposals developed by state Regional CAPS committees review Sent to Regional Director with

recommendations for approval

Funding•Previously…

•$6 mil for PD program

•Now…

• $24 mil approximately for FY2004

• Increase possible for FY 2005

• Goal: to obtain $100 mil

• Core funding estab. for States

Where we are now

•Restructured CAPS system

•Pest lists/Prioritization

•Increased Funding

•New technologies

•Homeland Security

•National Invasive Species Council

Where we are going Increased exotic pest detection surveys across

the U.S. Further Pest list usage and commodity surveys Continue to build infrastructure for pest

detection as new $ become available Development of offshore pest information

system Use survey tools such as Risk Mapping,

GIS/GPS systems, pathway analyzes and pest risk analyses to further the goals of PD

VS/PPQ Collaboration Partnering with other agencies/groups

Emerald Ash Borer

Support and Enhancements

•CPSHT

•Industry interested in helping us

•Volunteer programs

•CSREES and the NPD; other units?

• Added Pest Survey Spec positions (26)

•Added ID positions (5) within the

NIS structureBrown Marmorated Stink Bug

Tools to do the job

NAPPFAST Probability Maps

ISIS

Integrated Survey Information System Cooperative agreement with the J.D. Edwards

Honors Program- Univ. of NE Used for data collection on PDA’s

This the screen on a computer desktop

CAPS Database

NAPIS = National Agricultural Pest

Information System Housed at Purdue University thru a coop. agreement Tracks pest distribution Provides data management Websites Maps pest distribution Public website, restricted website for CAPS

cooperators Database requires an ID and password

NAPIS Public Website

URL: http://ceris.purdue.edu/napis

Collaborations

NPDN

National Plant Diagnostic Network Importance of early detection CSREES Initiative for the Plant

Diagnostic Labs (5) NAPIS/Purdue part in initiative PPQ’s role as a partner

Volunteers

• ALB in Chicago

• NE Private consultant company; using PDA’s in corn and soybeans

• NE Univ. of NE for spatial info on invasive weeds

• 4-H; help in mapping nursery and high hazard sites.

• Cactoblastis cactorum survey in southern states

• Master Gardeners in NJ

Vision for the Future

• Continue to make our mission known

• Fine tune the system

• Use of offshore information

• Continue to find new methods for doing

work

• Form alliances/partnerships with others

• Continue to partner and expand the NPDN

• Need to have more eyes and ears

Working Together

To increase earlier detection of plant pests

To increase communication To help prevent bio-terrorist events To increase infrastructure for

identification of pests To increase collaboration

How we fit together?

• NPDN• Training• Outreach materials• Emergency Response• State CAPS committees• Eyes and ears for pest detection• Listen to what each has to offer• Compare notes on who are our cooperators and collaborators• Figure out our connections to IPM

Centers

Where to go next?

Huge and complex question!! Have to realize we have different

missions Share information; share expertise Know what you do well; market it Always keep looking for new ways to

branch out.

Questions?

Comments?

Ideas?

Coanne E. O’Hern

National Survey Coordinator

USDA-APHIS-PPQ

301-734-8717

Coanne.e.o’hern@aphis.usda.gov