Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Work Plans CY 2013 Name of State: Florida Federal Fiscal Year: 2013 Name of State Survey Coordinator (SSC): Dr. Leroy Whilby SSC Telephone Number: (352) 395-4649 Name of Contact Person, if different from SSC: Dr. Wayne Dixon Contact Person Telephone Number: (352) 395-4627 Lead Agency: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services State Survey Committee Members: Name Organization Discipline Dr. Wayne Dixon, Co-Chm. FDACS/DPI Regulatory Dr. Leroy Whilby, Co-Chm. FCACS/DPI Regulatory Dr. Trevor Smith FCACS/DPI Regulatory Mr. Jeffrey Eickwort FDACS/DOF Forest Health Dr. John Capinera University of Florida/IFAS Entomology Mr. Tyson Emery FDACS/DPI Regulatory Ms. Denise Feiber FDACS/DPI Public Relations Dr. Steve Futch University of Florida Citrus Extension Mr. Kevin Morgan Farm Bureau Farms Dr. Don Schilling University of Florida/IFAS Agronomy Mr. Paul Hornby, Co-Chm. USDA/APHIS/PPQ Regulatory Mr. Mike Stuart Fruit and Vegetable Association Multiple Commodities Dr. Richard Raid University of Florida Plant Pathology Dr. Lance Osborne University of Florida Cooperative Extension Dr. Catherine Marzolf Co-Chm. USDA/APHIS/PPQ Regulatory Mr. James Walker, Co-Chm. USDA/APHIS/PPQ Regulatory Mr. Bob Balaam USDA/APHIS/PPQ Regulatory Dr. Amy Roda USDA/APHIS/PPQ Regulatory Science Dr. John Foltz University of Florida Forest Entomology Integrated Pest Dr. Norman Leppla University of Florida Management Eunett James-Mack DHS/CBP Regulatory Table of Surveys: CAPS Category Target Survey/Pests Funding Request Infrastructure N/A Surveys of National Concern Exotic Woodboring and Bark Beetles and Sirex Woodwasp Agrilus biguttatus* Agrilus coxalis auroguttatus Agrilus planipennis Anoplophora glabripennis Hylorgops paliatus Hylurgus ligniperda Tomicus destruens* Platypus quercivorus* Sirex noctilio Potato Cyst Nematodes Globodera rostochiensis Globodera pallida Corn Commodity Survey Helicoverpa armigera Autographa gamma Thaumatotibia leucotreta Peronosclerospora maydis Peronosclerospora philippinensis Nursery Survey Epiphyas postvittana Spodoptera litura Spodoptera littoralis Lymantria dispar Lymantria mathura Helicoverpa armigera Lobesia botrana Halyomorpha halys Bagrada hilaris Cotton Commodity Survey Helicoverpa armigera Spodoptera littoralis Spodoptera litura Oxycarenus hyalinipennis Achatina fulica Monacha spp. Page 2 of 35 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Infrastructure 4 Surveys of National Concern Exotic Woodboring and Bark Beetles 12 Cyst Nematode Survey 16 Corn Commodity 20 Nursery Survey 25 Cotton Commodity 31 Page 3 of 35 Cooperator: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services State: Florida Project: Infrastructure Project Coordinators: Dr. Leroy A. Whilby and Dr. Wayne N. Dixon, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, PO Box 147100, Gainesville, FL. 32614 Office: (352) 395-4649 and (352) 395-4649, respectively; Fax: (352) 395-4611, E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected]. I. OBJECTIVES AND NEED FOR ASSISTANCE The purpose of this work is to conduct the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey program in Florida and assist the Homeland Security initiative. A primary objective of the National CAPS program is to safeguard our nation's food and environmental security from exotic pests that threaten our production and ecological systems. In 2005, cash receipts for Florida's six major commodity products brought in $5.4 billion; however, the impact of new exotic pests was $1.2 billion, an impact of 22% in economic losses. From 1981 to 2010, 579 New State and USA records were recorded for Florida; a significant number of these are directly related to exotic origin enhanced by the increasing levels of global trade and movement of people from foreign countries. Excluding citrus canker eradication efforts, exotic pests have directly cost Florida over $171 million dollars from 1995-2005. Additional pest record statistics are: 2009 Pest Records Established in Florida U.S. Records 7 State Records 9 County Records 161 Host Records 72 Total No. Records 249 2010 Pest Records Established in Florida U.S. Records 18 State Records 18 County Records 157 Host Records 213 Total No. Records 406 Other Survey Records entered into NAPIS 17,666 --------------------------- TOTAL 18,072 With the requested funding, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services/Division of Plant Industry (FDACS/DPI) will continue to conduct field and environs surveys as initiated in FY 2010. FDACS/DPI CAPS program will continue to work in close cooperation with the USDA APHIS PPQ Pest Survey Specialists and State Plant Health Director’s Office to ensure efficient and effective surveys are conducted in Florida. The Florida CAPS Program’s Plant Pest and Disease Survey Office (CAPS/PPDSO) will use plans and recommendations from FDACS/DPI, the Florida CAPS State Survey Committee and the National Page 4 of 35 CAPS Committee to develop survey priorities and work plans. Additionally, as new pests are detected in Florida through FY 2013, survey priorities may be changed to better meet the newly identified introduced pest(s). Survey in high risk areas and commodity fields for designated pests of national and state regulatory concern will be the principle areas of survey and detection focus. The continuing number of exotic plant pests and diseases that become established in Florida’s agricultural and native plant resources remains at significantly elevated levels. Through the past years, our CAPS data manager has entered over 94,300 (up to December, 2011) records into NAPIS from our Gainesville office. This trend will continue with the numbers of tourists and the amount of perishable cargo, mail deliveries and smuggling operations that continue to bring pests (intended or not) to our shores and interior areas round the clock on any given day. Florida’s natural and commercial agricultural resources are being invaded by numbers of exotic pests that were never anticipated. This proposal outlines the continuation of an enhanced state survey program to be conducted by Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry (FDACS/DPI). The current Florida DPI CAPS State Survey Program (FL DPI-CSSP) is under the co-direction of a FDACS DPI State Survey Coordinator and a Principal Point of Contact (Assistant Director of the Division of Plant Industry). Current FL DPI-CSSP staff members include three Pest Survey Specialists, a Public Information Specialist and Data Coordinator, a GIS Mapping Specialist, a Laboratory Technician and a Molecular Diagnostician. The FL DPI-CSSP will work closely with the USDA/APHIS PPQ State Plant Health Director’s Office, Domestic Identifier and Pest Survey Specialists to ensure maximum efficiency in co- survey activities from pathway analysis to field surveys and other early detection projects. USDA/APHIS SITC and high risk areas will factor strongly into survey designs and development. Currently, Florida has an excellent survey system for inspection of material received and shipped from nurseries and other facilities that handle agricultural commodities. However, a very limited number of pests are surveyed for in select agricultural crops such as field crops and forest land. A lack of DPI resources has precluded a complete survey effort that should take place in Florida, especially in its fruits, vegetables and field crops. Our homeland security priorities have identified these resources as having a high priority for protection. II. RESULTS OR BENEFITS EXPECTED The FL DPI-CSSP will continue the development, implementation and deployment of a statewide survey program with special emphasis on fruits, vegetables, field crops and citrus. Crops such as sugarcane, potatoes, cotton, tomatoes, ornamentals/nurseries and citrus will receive high priority for systematic survey and reporting. The state survey personnel will liaison with industry stakeholders and other state and federal cooperators (USDA/ARS, DHS/CBP, UF /IFAS Cooperative Extension Service, UF/IFAS Research Centers, Master Gardener Program, and FEMA) to further enhance the state program by reviewing, developing, and implementing educational programs and survey plans. Publications and other educational tools will be developed to enhance the field knowledge of all stakeholders. The FL DPI-CSSP will conduct statewide and regional pest survey workshops for personnel associated with industry, agency and institutional cooperators. Partnerships will be formed to maximize survey efforts and sharing of data. Surveys will focus on detection of non-indigenous pests and include confirmation on the absence of regulatory pests in specific agricultural commodities and associated native plant resources. Data will be acquired via portable computer equipment (PDA’s and GPS receivers) for facile transmission to CAPS data workstations. This information will then be uploaded to the NAPIS or IPHIS or appropriate database as directed by the national CAPS committee. The FL Page 5 of 35 DPI-CSSP will assist in initial survey efforts in the event of the detection of any new exotic pest in Florida. FL DPI-CSSP staff will work with FDACS/DPI taxonomic scientists to develop appropriate training aids and field survey and detection methodology (for example, citrus greening). Once surveys ensue, FL DPI-CSSP staff will consult with the scientists to ensure survey efficacy and effectiveness. Survey samples will also be processed via Remote Digital Identification Workstations (RDIW)