CAPS - Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey

Survey Manuals

The purpose of the Corn Survey is to detect new infestations of targeted corn pest species at low population levels. The Corn Survey Reference provides standardized guidelines for conducting a Corn detection survey in the United States and its territories.

The Corn Survey Reference consists of an Introduction and individual pest datasheets. The individual pest datasheets are posted as free-standing documents (below).

Manual Survey Reference


Autographa gamma (2011) Cephalosporium maydis (2011) Cephalosporium maydis (2012)
Chilo partellus (2017) Chilo suppressalis (2011) Cryptophlebia leucotreta (2011)
Cryptophlebia leucotreta (2012) Diabrotica speciosa (2011) Diabrotica speciosa (2012)
Diabrotica speciosa (2013) Diabrotica speciosa (2014) Helicoverpa armigera (2011)
Helicoverpa armigera (2012) Helicoverpa armigera (2013) Heteronychus arator (2011)
Laodelphax striatellus (2017) Peronosclerospora maydis (2011) Peronosclerospora philippinensis (2011)
Peronosclerospora philippinensis (2012) Peronosclerospora philippinensis (2013) Punctodera chalcoensis (2011)
Sclerophthora rayssiae var. zeae (2011) Spodoptera littoralis (2011) Spodoptera litura (2011)