Indiana CAPS Committee

The Indiana CAPS State Survey Committee is comprised of members from diverse disciplines who each have expertise in problems caused by invasive species. The Committee meets several times each year to discuss surveys and educational outreach programs for exotic invasive pests and to maintain Indiana's "Most Unwanted" Invasive Plant Pest List. Data on distribution of invasive plant pests obtained from surveys or provided by State Survey Committee members is entered into the National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS) database.

Download the 2007 Indiana CAPS Meeting Minutes

Larry Bledsoe Indiana CAPS State Survey Coordinator (SSC) Extension and Research Entomologist Department of Entomology Purdue University Smith Hall, RM B1E 901 W. State Street Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2089 Telephone: (765) 494-8324 Fax: (765) 494-2152 Email: lbledsoe@purdue.edu Web site: http://www.entm.purdue.edu/CAPS/	Phil Marshall Indiana State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO) State Entomologist Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Entomology & Plant Pathology 402 West Washington Street, Room W-290 Indianapolis, IN. 46204-2739 Telephone: (317) 232-4189 Fax: (317) 232-2649 Email: pmarshall@dnr.in.gov Web site: http://www.in.gov/dnr/entomolo/
James Manor Pest Survey Specialist (Michigan & Indiana) USDA, APHIS, PPQ 11200 Metro Airport Center Drive Suite 140 Romulus, Michigan 48174 Telephone: (734) 942-9005 Fax: (734) 942-7691 Email: James.R.Manor@aphis.usda.gov Web site: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/	Gary Simon Indiana State Plant Health Director (SPHD) USDA APHIS PPQ 1305 Cumberland Ave., Suite 102 West Lafayette, Indiana 47906 Telephone: (765) 497-2859 Fax: (765) 497-2879 E-mail: Gary.W.Simon@aphis.usda.gov Web site: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/index.shtml
Dr. Steve Yaninek Professor and Department Head Department of Entomology Purdue University Smith Hall, RM 100 901 W. State Street Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2089 Telephone: (765) 494-4554 Fax: (765) 494-0535 E-mail: yaninek@purdue.edu Web site: http://www.entm.purdue.edu	Dr. Raymond D. Martyn Director, Center for Crop Biosecurity Department of Botany and Plant Pathology Purdue University Lilly Hall, RM 1-238 915 W. State Street West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2054 Telephone: (765) 494-4645 Fax: (765) 494-0363 E-mail: rmartyn@purdue.edu Web site: http://www.btny.purdue.edu/cropbiosecurity/
Dr. Karen Rane Interim P&PDL Director Plant Disease Diagnostician Department of Botany and Plant Pathology Purdue University Plant and Soils Bldg., RM 101 915 West State Street West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2054 Telephone: (765) 494-5821 Fax: (765) 494-3958 E-mail: rane@purdue.edu Web site: http://www.ppdl.purdue.edu	Gail Ruhl Interim P&PDL Director Senior Plant Disease Diagnostician Department of Botany and Plant Pathology Purdue University Plant and Soils Bldg., RM 101 915 West State Street West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2054 Telephone: (765) 494-4641 Fax: (765) 494-3958 E-mail: ruhlg@purdue.edu Web site: http://www.ppdl.purdue.edu
Steve Cain Disaster Communication Specialist Purdue University Agricultural Administration Bldg. 615 West State Street West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2054 Telephone: (765) 494-8410 Fax: (765) 496-1117 E-mail: cain@purdue.edu Web site: http://www.ces.purdue.edu/eden/	Dr. Robert Waltz State Chemist & Seed Commissioner Purdue University Biochemistry Bldg. 175 South University Street West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2063 Telephone: (765) 494-1492 Fax: (765) 494-4331 E-mail: rwaltz@purdue.edu Web site: http://www.isco.purdue.edu
Jodie Ellis Exotic Insects Education Coordinator Department of Entomology Purdue University Smith Hall, RM 131 901 W. State Street Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2089 Telephone: (765) 494-0822 Fax: (765) 494-0535 E-mail: ellisj@purdue.edu Web site: http://www.entm.purdue.edu/EAB/	Dr. Cliff Sadof Professor, Landscape and Ornamental, Biological Control Department of Entomology Purdue University Smith Hall, RM B1A 901 W. State Street Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2089 Telephone: (765) 494-5983 Fax: (765) 494-2152 E-mail: csadof@purdue.edu Web site: http://www.entm.purdue.edu/Entomology/ext/exotic.html
Dr. Chris Oseto Professor, Director of University Honors Program Department of Entomology Purdue University Smith Hall, RM 127A 901 W. State Street West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2089 Telephone: (765) 494-4548 Fax: (765) 494-0535 E-mail: oseto@purdue.edu Web site: http://www.entm.purdue.edu/	Dr. Peter M. Hirst Associate Professor Department of Horticulture Purdue University Horticulture Bldg., RM 625 Agriculture Mall Dr. Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2010 Telephone: (765) 494-1323 Fax: (765) 494-0391 E-mail: hirst@purdue.edu Web site: http://www.hort.purdue.edu
Cloyce Hedge Indiana Natural Heritage Data Center Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Nature Preserves 402 West Washginton Street, RM W267 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Telephone: (317) 232-4052 Fax: (317) 233-0133 E-mail: chedge@dnr.in.gov Web site: http://www.in.gov/dnr/naturepr	Susan Schechter Senior NAPIS User Service Administrator 1241 Win Hentschel Blvd. Suite 207 West Lafayette, Indiana 47906 Telephone: (765) 494-9853 E-mail: schechte@ceris.purdue.edu Web site: http://ceris.purdue.edu/napis/index.html
Ellen Jacquart Director of Stewardship Indiana Chapter of the Nature Conservancy 1505 N. Delaware, Suite 200 Indianapolis, IN 46202 Telephone: (317) 951-8818 E-mail: ejacquart@tnc.org Web site: http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/indiana/	Glenn Nice Extension Weed Science Professional Department of Botany and Plant Pathology Purdue University Lilly Hall, RM 1-347 915 West State Street West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2054 Telephone: (765) 496-2121 Fax: (765) 494-0363 E-mail: gnice@purdue.edu Web site: http://www.btny.purdue.edu/weedscience/
Dr. Carole Lembi Professor of Botany Department of Botany and Plant Pathology Purdue University Lilly Hall 915 West State Street West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2054 Telephone: (765) 494-7887 Fax: (765) 494-0363 E-mail: lembi@purdue.edu Web site: http://www.btny.purdue.edu/Faculty/Lembi/	Doug Keller Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife 402 West Washington Street, RM W273 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Telephone: (317) 243-3883 Fax: (317) 232-7159 E-mail: dkeller@dnr.in.gov Web site: http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/