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High-Priority Watch List
The insects, diseases, and plants described via the navigation sidebar links are serious threats to Kansas' natural and cultivated plant resources.
If you suspect you have found one of these organisms, please follow the guidelines below when collecting and submitting a sample.
Insects
- More than one specimen is helpful for identification.
- At least 10 individuals are requested for ant identification.
- Preserve ants and beetles in alcohol.
- Place moth specimens in a container or plastic bag and freeze.
- Record the location noting land marks, a legal description or physical address.
- Describe the situation where the pest was found ( landscape, forest, park, roadside, cropland, etc.).
- Note pest level of occurrence ( single pest, low, moderate, high).
- Contact the Kansas Department of Agriculture Plant Protection and Weed Control.
Invasive Insect Watch List Poster
Plants
- Collect a specimen including roots if possible and press between sheets of newspaper.
- Photograph the plant at the site.
- Record the location noting land marks along with the legal description.
- Describe the type of land use (cropland, road ditch, waste area, stream bank, etc.).
- Describe the location (rocky, wet, dry, sandy, etc.).
- Contact the Kansas State Weed Specialist at the Kansas Department of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Weed Control Program.
Invasive Weed Watch List Poster