USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
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The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is a multi-faceted Agency with a broad mission area that includes protecting and promoting U.S. agricultural health, regulating genetically engineered organisms, administering the Animal Welfare Act and carrying out wildlife damage management activities. These efforts support the overall mission of USDA, which is to protect and promote food, agriculture, natural resources and related issues. To protect agricultural health, APHIS is on the job 24 hours a day, 7 days a week working to defend America’s animal and plant resources from agricultural pests and diseases. In the event that a pest or disease of concern is detected, APHIS implements emergency protocols and partners with affected States to quickly manage or eradicate the outbreak. This aggressive approach has enabled APHIS to successfully prevent and respond to potential pest and disease threats to U.S. agriculture. |
| 10 Images of 5 Subjects | View Subject List | View Image Details | View Thumbnails |
| Image | Subject Name | Scientific Name | Description |
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| 0805099 | larger pine shoot beetle | Tomicus piniperda | adult in damaged shoot on tree--close-up |
| 0805100 | larger pine shoot beetle | Tomicus piniperda | adult in damaged split shoot |
| 0805097 | larger pine shoot beetle | Tomicus piniperda | adult damage, fresh green flag close-up |
| 0805092 | larger pine shoot beetle | Tomicus piniperda | adult feeding damage, browned flags from about 12 ft from about 12 ft. |
| 0805093 | larger pine shoot beetle | Tomicus piniperda | adult feeding damage, browned flag from 4 ft. |
| 1669030 | granulate ambrosia beetle | Xylosandrus crassiusculus | dorsal view |
| 0485031 | larger pine shoot beetle | Tomicus piniperda | boring damage to shoot |
| 1669027 | six-spined engraver beetle | Ips sexdentatus | closeup showing head regulated U.S. exotic |
| 1669028 | goldenhaired bark beetle | Hylurgus ligniperda | regulated U.S. exotic |
| 1669029 | European spruce bark beetle | Ips typographus | dorsal view |
