July 26, 2021
In May of this year, USDA confirmed the presence of box tree moths in the U.S. The pests likely hitchhiked here via infested plant material imported from an Ontario, Canada nursery. APHIS has initiated an emergency [...]
June 21, 2021
ITP is pleased to announce the release of North American Hornet Screening Tool. Hornets in the genus Vespa play a critical role as predators in their native habitats, but in North America these species may have a [...]
December 15, 2020
One of ITP's scientists was featured in a WIRED article from August about the Asian Giant Hornet (AGH), Vespa mandarinia. Todd Gilligan, who runs ITP’s Molecular Laboratory, is one of many people in APHIS who are [...]
September 30, 2020
ITP is pleased to announce new content and improvements to Longicorn ID, a tool supporting identification of cerambycoid beetles to family, subfamily, and tribe. Longhorn beetles—Cerambycidae and three [...]
May 28, 2020
Vespa mandarinia, the Asian giant hornet (AGH), also known as the Japanese hornet or giant sparrow bee, is native to a region that extends from northern India to East Asia. This highly social wasp was first [...]
May 22, 2020
ITP is pleased to announce the release of TingID, a tool supporting the identification of 50 genera in the family Tingidae, known as lace bugs. The genera covered in this tool were chosen specifically because they [...]
March 25, 2020
ITP is pleased to announce that new content has been released for Exotic Bee ID. Bees play a critical role in both agricultural and natural ecosystems, but some bee populations are in decline due to habitat loss, [...]
February 19, 2020
ITP is pleased to announce the latest addition to our tool website collection: Sawfly GenUS. Developed in cooperation with the Washington State Department of Agriculture, Sawfly GenUS is an interactive [...]
January 17, 2020
USDA recently issued a Federal Order imposing restrictions on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and pepper (Capsicum sp.) plants, fruits, and seeds imported from regions where ToBRFV is present. Because of the rapid [...]
January 13, 2020
ITP is pleased to announce the latest addition to our mobile app collection: Aquarium & Pond Plant ID. Developed in cooperation with the tool’s author, Shaun Winterton (California Department of Food & Agriculture) and [...]
