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 and 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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