Cooperative Agricultural Pest Surveys

The Cooperator seeks to conduct a program which is expected to result in: • The safeguarding of Kentucky’s top industries against many invasive pests. • Timely identification of high-risk, exotic invasive organisms that could threaten the agricultural and natural resources of Kentucky and the United States. • Providing survey data about these pests to keep the markets open for Kentucky’s agricultural products. This program facilitates the exportation of agricultural products from Kentucky by providing reasonable assurance of pest absence. • Preventing invasive pests from becoming established. • Early detection and a rapid response if any of these pests are found in the state. • The entry of positive/negative data into NAPIS.