Regional and National Pest Alerts

To meet the needs of local extension program public education efforts directed at invasive or newly emerging pest issues, a multi-disciplinary partnership created regional and national pest alerts. Regional Integrated Pest Management Centers produced and developed the alerts in cooperation with:

• CSREES;
• National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN),
• USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS),
• USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and,
• Land-Grant Universities.

The pest alerts, listed below, address issues such as distribution, host range, symptoms, transmission, identification, and management recommendations. Additional pest related information can be obtained by visiting the Web site referenced in each pest alert document.

• Lobate Lac Scale
• Pink Hibiscus Mealybug
• Tospoviruses
• Wood Boring Insects
• Sudden Oak Death
• West Nile Virus
• The Multicolored Asian Ladybeetle (Pallas)
• Soybean Aphid
• Soybean Rust
• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
• Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2

For more information or copies of specific pest alerts, contact Susan T. Ratcliffe, North Central IPM Facilitator at sratclif@uiuc.edu or by phone at (217) 333-9656. Please include the name of the pest alert desired, quantity, mailing address, and a telephone number.

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Last Updated: 07/23/2007