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Laboratories and Programs

Forest Pest Methods Lab, Buzzards Bay, MA

• Provides tools for detection, survey and control of exotic plant pests to safeguard agricultural commodities, natural resources and trade.

Salinas Station, Salinas, CA

• • Develops pest management and commodity treatment methods for light brown apple moth, European grapevine moth, and Asian citrus psyllid.

Insect Management and Molecular Diagnostics Lab, Edinburg TX

• Develops pest detection and management methods, mitigation strategies, and molecular diagnostic tools for insects and invertebrate pests.

IMMDL, Phoenix Station, Phoenix, AZ

• • Develops management methods for rangeland grasshopper pests and sterile insect technique methods for navel orangeworm.

Pest Identification Technology Lab, Fort Collins, CO

• Provides PPQ and its partners with user-friendly and up-to-date technology-based identification resources for invasive pests.

Plant Pathogen Confirmatory Diagnostics Lab, Laurel, MD

• Develops, adapts, validates, and utilizes diagnostic methods for the detection of regulated  plant pathogens.

Plant Pest Risk Analysis, Raleigh, NC

• Develops risk analyses and other science-based products to help PPQ make sound policy and operational decisions and facilitate agricultural trade.

Treatment and Inspection Methods Lab, Miami, FL

• Develops and validates commodity inspection, treatment, and pest management technologies. 

Office of the Executive Director

Office of the Executive Director, Raleigh, NC

The Office of the Executive Director provides administrative support and overall coordination and management of S&T laboratories. This office also includes the Domestic and Emergency Scientific Support group and National Clean Plant Network.

Domestic and Emergency Scientific Support

The Domestic and Emergency Scientific Support team provides leadership in pursuing, evaluating, communicating, and advancing innovative, science-based strategies for plant protection emergencies and priorities. This group provides cross-cutting coordination of S&T activities and scientific support for emergency response, ongoing domestic programs, and special or strategic initiatives and projects. 

• Biological Control Program

Develops new biological control programs and technologies to control plant pests and weeds.

• Fruit Fly Program

Develops methods to support exotic fruit fly exclusion and detection.

• National Plant Protection Laboratory Accreditation Program

Evaluates laboratories outside of PPQ to ensure their capability to make accurate diagnostic determinations for regulatory purposes.

National Clean Plant Network

• Program coordination for the National Clean Plant Network: a collaborative effort among 35 clean plant centers in 20 States to support the development and distribution of disease-free stock of fruit trees, grapes, hops, berries, citrus, sweet potato, and roses. NCPN supported centers conduct plant pathogen diagnostics, therapeutics, and establish clean plant material in foundations.