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 (2025) Helicoverpa armigera (2025) Punctodera chalcoensis (2018)
Cephalosporium maydis (2025) Heteronychus arator (2023) Scarabaeus arator (2023)
Chilo partellus Laodelphax striatellus (2025) Sclerophthora rayssiae var. zeae (2019)
Chilo suppressalis (2016) Magnaporthiopsis maydis (2025) Sclerospora javanica (2020)
Cryptophlebia leucotreta (2025) Ostrinia furnacalis Spodoptera littoralis (2018)
Diabrotica speciosa (2025) Peronosclerospora maydis (2020) Spodoptera litura (2020)
Harpophora maydis (2025) Peronosclerospora philippinensis (2025) Thaumatotibia leucotreta (2025)