CAPS - Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey

Survey Manuals

The purpose of the Solanaceous Hosts Survey is to detect new infestations of targeted solanaceous hosts pest species at low population levels. Solanaceous hosts include eggplant, pepper, potato, tobacco, and tomato. The Solanaceous Hosts Survey Reference provides standardized guidelines for conducting a Solanaceous Hosts detection survey in the United States and its territories.

The Solanaceous Hosts 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) Heteronychus arator (2023) Spodoptera littoralis (2020)
Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense 16SrXII-B (2025) Meloidogyne fallax (2020) Spodoptera litura (2025)
Chrysodeixis chalcites (2025) Meloidogyne minor (2019) Synchytrium endobioticum (2025)
Cryptophlebia leucotreta (2025) Neoleucinodes elegantalis (2025) Tecia solanivora (2025)
Globodera pallida (2025) Orthotospovirus Groundnut Bud Necrosis Virus (2025) Thaumatotibia leucotreta (2025)
Globodera rostochiensis (2025) Phthorimaea absoluta (2025) Tobamovirus Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (2025)
Groundnut Bud Necrosis Virus (GBNV) (2025) Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 (2025) Tospovirus Groundnut Bud Necrosis Virus (2025)
Helicoverpa armigera (2025) Scarabaeus arator (2023)