Pest and Weed Management
USDA provides technology to manage pest populations and noxious weeds below economic damage thresholds. USDA's Noxious Weed Program seeks to prevent the introduction of non-indigenous invasive plants in the U.S. and to prevent the spread of newly introduced invasive plants.
Pest Management
USDA provides technology to manage pest populations below economic damage thresholds by integrating strategies that are based on increased understanding of the biology and ecology of insect, mite, and weed pests.
- Pest Detection
- Remote Pest Identification Program
- Pest Lists
- Invasive Species and Pest Management
- Pest Management
- Office of Pest Management Policy
- Pest Management Resources
- National Agricultural Pest Information System
Weed Management
USDA's Noxious Weed Program seeks to prevent the introduction of non-indigenous invasive plants in the U.S. and to prevent the spread of newly introduced invasive plants. USDA's noxious weed activities include exclusion, permitting, eradication of incipient infestations, survey, data management, public education, and (in cooperation with other agencies and state agencies) integrated management of introduced weeds, including biological control.
- Weed Policy
- Weed Fact Sheets
- Federal Noxious Weed List (PDF, 134 KB)
