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Cooperative Agricultural Pest
Survey
The CAPS program began in 1982.
Historically, CAPS has been a combined effort by Federal and State
agricultural organizations to collect and manage data on plant pests,
weeds, and biological control agents. Survey targets have included
weeds, nematodes, plant diseases, insects, snails, and other
invertebrates. The U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
Plant Protection and Quarantine (USDA-APHIS-PPQ) has provided national
and regional coordination with funding to supplement and enhance State
pest survey and detection programs.
The goals of the
CAPS program include:
Goal I: Early detection of exotic plant
pests and weeds.
Goal ll: Maintain a pest information
database to support the cooperative management of PPQ program pests and
biological control programs (NAPIS).
Goal lll: Provide timely and accurate plant
pest and weed distribution data to support export of U.S. agricultural
products.
Goal IV: Enhance CAPS communications
network
More information on CAPS.
CAPS
website
CAPS guidebook
NAPIS
(National Agricultural Pest Information System)
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