Links of Interest

Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
The Animal and Plant Health inspection Service (APHIS) is responsible for protecting and promoting U.S. agricultural health, administering the Animal Welfare Act, and carrying out wildlife damage management activities.

National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN)
This nationwide network helps enhance national agricultural security by quickly detecting introduced pests and pathogens.

The Southern Plant Diagnostic Network (SPDN)
This is the Southeastern branch of the National Plant Diagnostic Network.

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry (DPI)
The Division of Plant Industry is the regulatory branch of the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services which works to detect, intercept and control pests that threaten Florida's native plant and agricultural resources.

International Phytosanitary Portal (IPP)
Web site of the International Plant Protection Convention

ProMed - International Society for Infectious Diseases
A global electronic reporting system for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases & toxins

North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO)
NAPPO is a regional plant protection organization of the International Plant Protection Convention, coordinating the efforts among Canada, the United States and Mexico.

National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS)
PestTracker is the public access web site of the National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS), the agricultural pest tracking database of the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS).

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