Programs Dealing with Invasive Pests and Diseases
Insects Good and Bad
The department's Pest Management Bureau assists in efforts to halt the spread of invasive weed, insect and disease pests, which helps to assure that agricultural products can move freely in commerce.
The bureau manages the Noxious Weed Trust Fund, which provides grants to local weed districts, researchers, communities and other governmental entities to eradicate, control or contain noxious weeds, and to encourage development of new and innovative weed management projects and technologies.
The bureau also manages other programs including pest surveys and risk assessments, as well as inspections, investigations, quarantines and enforcement actions to assure regulatory compliance. It provides phytosanitary inspections and export certification to assure that commodities and products meet requirements set by importing states and countries.
Not all bugs are bad. The bureau also manages apiary programs that serve the honeybee and alfalfa leafcutter bee industries.
Links
Beneficial insects for biological controlFree help removing honey bee swarms
Montana Cooperative Agricultural Pest Surveys
External Links
Mountain pine beetle in Montana
Emerald Ash Borer
Asian Longhorn Beetle
National Agricultural Pest Information System
Cooperative Agricultural Pest Surveys
Contacts
Ian Foley
Pest Management Program Manager
Montana Department of Agriculture
302 N Roberts
Helena, MT 59601
Phone: (406) 444-9430
E-mail: ifoley@mt.gov
Fax: (406) 444-9466
Cam Lay
State Entomologist
Montana Department of Agriculture
302 N Roberts
Helena, MT 59601
Phone: (406) 444-9430
E-mail: clay2@mt.gov
Fax: (406) 444-9466
Beth Eiring
Quarantine/Nursery Specialist
Montana Department of Agriculture
302 N Roberts
Helena, MT 59601
Phone: (406) 444-9430
E-mail: eeiring@mt.gov
Fax: (406) 444-9466
Published: Fri Apr 01 09:30:00 MDT 2011.
Last Modified: Mon Dec 31 16:43:54 MST 2012