Recent Updates:
- The FY2025 CAPS Guidelines are available. Cooperators need to read and follow these guidelines when submitting workplans.
- The National Priority Pest List was updated.
This site is designed to support the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) community. You’ll find a variety of resources here including the approved methods for National Priority Pests. The CAPS Program is under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ).
PPQ safeguards U.S. agriculture and natural resources against the entry, establishment, and spread of economically and environmentally significant pests, and facilitates the safe trade of agricultural products.
The CAPS Program supports PPQ’s mission by conducting exotic plant pest surveys through a national network of cooperators and stakeholders to protect American agriculture and natural resources.