WY Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
Welcome to the Wyoming CAPS Program
What is CAPS?
The CAPS program was designed to provide a framework for planning, preparedness, response, and recovery from invasive pests of regulatory significance on a national level.
Program Purpose
The Wyoming Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) / Pest Detection Program is a Cooperation between the:
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- University of Wyoming (UW)
- Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA)
Guidance for this program is provided by the Wyoming CAPS advisory committee.
CAPS Mission Statement
- To Collect Data about Pests of Concern to Wyoming
- To Provide and Share Data, Maps and Management Tools
- To Collaborate Pest Management and Survey Efforts of Federal, State and County Agencies in Wyoming
Current Priority Pest Lists
[]Contact Us
Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
Department of Ecosystem Science & Management
- 1000 E. University Ave
- Laramie, WY 82071
- Dept. 3354
- Email: caps@uwyo.edu
- Phone: (307) 766-5278
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.