CAPS - Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey

Survey Manuals

The purpose of the Small Grains Survey is to detect new infestations of targeted small grains pest species at low population levels. Small grains include barley, oats, and rye and wheat. The Small Grains Survey Reference provides standardized guidelines for conducting a Small Grains detection survey in the United States and its territories.

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

Manual Survey Reference


Anguina tritici (2020) Helicella virgata Meloidogyne artiellia (2025)
Autographa gamma (2018) Helicoverpa armigera (2025) Nysius huttoni (2017)
Cernuella spp. (2013) Heterodera filipjevi (2016) Peronosclerospora philippinensis (2016)
Cernuella virgata Heterodera latipons (2019) Pyricularia oryzae Triticum pathotype (2025)
Cochlicella spp. (2025) Heteronychus arator (2015) Scarabaeus arator (2015)
Copitarsia spp. Laodelphax striatellus (2025) Spodoptera littoralis (2020)
Diabrotica speciosa (2025) Lobesia botrana (2015) Spodoptera litura (2015)
Eurygaster integriceps (2025) Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum pathotype (2025)