Former Priority Pests
This list includes organisms that have been removed from the CAPS Priority Pest List since 2011 and links to their most recent Approved Methods pages. Use it to determine whether a former priority pest can be included in a Priority Pest Survey (for example CAPS; PPA 7721 Goal 1 Survey). The Reason for Removal explains why a pest was removed from the Priority Pest List.
| Pest Common Name | Pest Scientific Name | Most Recent AMPS | Reason(s) for Removal | Bundling Allowed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allium leaf miner | Phytomyza gymnostoma | 2019 | Deregulation | Yes |
| Ambrosia beetle | Xyleborus spp. | 2011 | Lack of Survey Method | No |
| American palm cixiid | Haplaxius crudus | 2020 | Presence in the US Deregulation |
Yes |
| Annual ryegrass toxicity | Rathayibacter toxicus | 2019 | Low OPEP Score Lack of ID Method |
No |
| Apple ermine moth | Yponomeuta malinellus | 2013 | Deregulation | Yes |
| Arrowhead scale | Unaspis yanonensis | 2020 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| Asian corn borer | Ostrinia furnacalis | 2014 | Lack of ID Method | No |
| Asian pear blight | Erwinia pyrifoliae | 2020 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| Asiatic brown rot | Monilia polystroma | 2019 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Bamboo borer | Chlorophorus annularis | 2018 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| Black maize beetle | Heteronychus arator | 2023 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| Bleeding canker of horse chestnut | Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi | 2013 | Low OPEP Score | Yes |
| Boll weevil | Anthonomus grandis | 2022 | Program Pest Change | Yes |
| Boxwood blight; Leaf and stem blight | Calonectria pseudonaviculata | 2013 | Presence in the US | Yes |
| Brown fir longhorned beetle | Callidiellum villosulum | 2020 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Brown root rot | Phellinus noxius | 2014 | Lack survey interest | Yes |
| Brown rot; Apple brown rot | Monilinia fructigena | 2020 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| Brown stripe downy mildew | Sclerophthora rayssiae var. zeae | 2019 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Diagnostic Method |
No |
| Cabbage moth | Mamestra brassicae | 2020 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| Cerambycid beetle | Xylotrechus spp. | 2011 | Lack of ID Method Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| Cereal cyst nematode | Heterodera filipjevi | 2016 | Deregulation | Yes |
| Cherry bark Tortrix | Enarmonia formosana | 2019 | Presence in the US | Yes |
| Cherry blossom moth | Argyresthia pruniella | 2019 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Chilean false red mite | Brevipalpus chilensis | 2017 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| Chilli thrips; Yellow tea thrips | Scirtothrips dorsalis | 2011 | Deregulation Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| Chinese slug | Meghimatium pictum | 2025 | They were combined into 3 new pathways | No |
| Citrus brown mite | Eutetranychus orientalis | 2019 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| Citrus canker | Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri | 2011 | Program Pest Change | Yes |
| Citrus greening huanglongbing (African) | Candidatus Liberibacter africanus | 2011 | Program Pest Change | Yes |
| Citrus greening huanglongbing (Asian) | Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus | 2011 | Program Pest Change | Yes |
| Citrus root-knot nematode | Meloidogyne citri | 2011 | Program Pest Change | Yes |
| Citrus root-knot nematode | Meloidogyne donghaiensis | 2011 | Program Pest Change | Yes |
| Citrus root-knot nematode | Meloidogyne fujianensis | 2011 | Program Pest Change | Yes |
| Citrus root-knot nematode | Meloidogyne indica | 2011 | Program Pest Change | Yes |
| Citrus root-knot nematode | Meloidogyne jianyangensis | 2011 | Program Pest Change | Yes |
| Citrus root-knot nematode | Meloidogyne kongi | 2011 | Program Pest Change | Yes |
| Citrus root-knot nematode | Meloidogyne mingnanica | 2011 | Program Pest Change | Yes |
| Citrus variegated chlorosis | Xylella fastidiosa | 2011 | Program Pest Change | Yes |
| City longhorned beetle | Aeolesthes sarta | 2016 | Lack of Survey Method | No |
| Cochlicellid snails | Cochlicella spp. | 2025 | They were combined into 3 new pathways | No |
| Coconut cadang cadang (CCCVd) | Cocadviroid Coconut Cadang Cadang Viroid | 2022 | Lack of Survey Method | Yes |
| Coffee leaf rust | Hemileia vastatrix | 2022 | Presence in the US | Yes |
| Egyptian cottonworm | Spodoptera littoralis | 2020 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| Emerald ash borer | Agrilus planipennis | 2020 | Presence in the US | Yes |
| European chestnut weevil | Curculio elephas | 2013 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| European grape berry moth | Eupoecilia ambiguella | 2020 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| European hardwood ambrosia beetle | Trypodendron domesticum | 2020 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| European oak bark beetle | Scolytus intricatus | 2017 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| European spruce beetle | Dendroctonus micans | 2020 | Lack of Survey Method | No |
| False coconut scale | Aspidiotus rigidus | 2020 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| False columbia root-knot nematode | Meloidogyne fallax | 2020 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| Fruit piercing moth | Eudocima fullonia | 2014 | Lack of Survey Method | No |
| Giant African snail | Lissachatina fulica | 2025 | They were combined into 3 new pathways | No |
| Goldspotted oak borer | Agrilus auroguttatus | 2019 | Presence in the US | Yes |
| Green oak Tortrix | Tortrix viridana | 2019 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Horse chestnut leafminer | Cameraria ohridella | 2013 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| Hygromiid snails | Cernuella spp. | 2025 | They were combined into 3 new pathways | No |
| Hygromiid snails | Monacha spp. | 2025 | They were combined into 3 new pathways | No |
| Japanese oak wilt | Dryadomyces quercivora | 2020 | Lack of ID Method | No |
| Japanese pine sawyer | Monochamus alternatus | 2020 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| Java downy mildew | Peronosclerospora maydis | 2020 | Lack of ID Method | No |
| Large white butterfly | Pieris brassicae | 2020 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| Leatherleaf slugs | Belocaulus spp. | 2025 | They were combined into 3 new pathways | No |
| Leatherleaf slugs | Colosius spp. | 2025 | They were combined into 3 new pathways | No |
| Leatherleaf slugs | Laevicaulis spp. | 2025 | They were combined into 3 new pathways | No |
| Leatherleaf slugs | Sarasinula spp. | 2025 | They were combined into 3 new pathways | No |
| Leatherleaf slugs | Semperula spp. | 2025 | They were combined into 3 new pathways | No |
| Leatherleaf slugs | Veronicella spp. | 2025 | They were combined into 3 new pathways | No |
| Leek moth | Acrolepiopsis assectella | 2015 | Low OPEP Score Presence in the US |
Yes |
| Leek yellow stripe | Potyvirus Leek Yellow Stripe Virus (LYSV) | 2013 | Presence in the US | Yes |
| Lesser pine shoot beetle | Tomicus minor | 2017 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| Lesser spruce shoot beetle | Hylurgops palliatus | 2013 | Presence in the US | Yes |
| Light brown apple moth | Epiphyas postvittana | 2022 | Deregulation | Yes |
| Lobate lac scale | Paratachardina pseudolobata | 2019 | Presence in the US | Yes |
| Mal del cipres; Cypress mortality | Phytophthora austrocedrae | 2020 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| Mango fruit rot | Neofusicoccum mangiferae | 2020 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Mango sudden decline | Ceratocystis manginecans | 2020 | Lack of ID Method | No |
| Maritime garden snail | Cernuella virgata | 2025 | They were combined into 3 new pathways | No |
| Mediterranean cereal cyst nematode | Heterodera latipons | 2019 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Mediterranean pine engraver | Orthotomicus erosus | 2019 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Mexican corn cyst nematode | Punctodera chalcoensis | 2018 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Mountain oak longhorned beetle | Massicus raddei | 2017 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| Needle blight of pine | Pseudocercospora pini-densiflorae | 2017 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Nettle caterpillar | Darna pallivitta | 2020 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Noctuid moth | Copitarsia spp. | 2014 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| Parana coffee root-knot nematode | Meloidogyne paranaensis | 2013 | Low OPEP Score | Yes |
| Passionvine mealybug | Planococcus minor | 2013 | Presence in the US Deregulation Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| Peach fruit fly | Bactrocera zonata | 2020 | Program Pest Change | Yes |
| Pear leaf blister moth | Leucoptera malifoliella | 2020 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Phytophthora oak decline; Root rot | Phytophthora quercina | 2019 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Pigeonpea cyst nematode | Heterodera cajani | 2020 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| Pine shoot beetle | Tomicus destruens | 2020 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Pine shoot beetle | Tomicus piniperda | 2016 | Presence in the US Deregulation |
Yes |
| Pine witches' broom | Candidatus Phytoplasma pini 16SrXXI-A | 2017 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Pink bollworm | Pectinophora gossypiella | 2022 | Program Pest Change | Yes |
| Red palm mite | Raoiella indica | 2020 | Presence in the US | Yes |
| Redbay Ambrosia beetle | Xyleborus glabratus | 2017 | Presence in the US | Yes |
| Redhaired pine bark beetle | Hylurgus ligniperda | 2013 | Presence in the US Deregulation |
Yes |
| Rice stem nematode | Ditylenchus angustus | 2020 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| Root rot | Gymnopus fusipes | 2014 | Lack survey interest | Yes |
| Root-knot nematode | Meloidogyne minor | 2019 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Root-knot nematodes | Meloidogyne spp. | 2013 | Low OPEP Score | Yes |
| Sakhalin pine sawyer | Monochamus saltuarius | 2017 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| Sakhalin silk moth | Dendrolimus superans | 2011 | Lack of Survey Method | No |
| Sirex woodwasp | Sirex noctilio | 2013 | Presence in the US | Yes |
| Sixtoothed spruce bark beetle | Pityogenes chalcographus | 2020 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Slender-banded pinecone longhorn beetle | Chlorophorus strobilicola | 2019 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| Small white-marmorated longhorned beetle | Monochamus sutor | 2017 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| Soft wax scale | Ceroplastes destructor | 2016 | Low OPEP Score | Yes |
| Spider mite | Tetranychus roseus | 2016 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| Spotted stem borer | Chilo partellus | 2020 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| Sugar cane cyst nematode | Heterodera sacchari | 2019 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Tomato black ring (TBRV) | Nepovirus Tomato Black Ring Virus | 2020 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| Tremex woodwasp | Tremex fuscicornis | 2017 | Lack of Survey Method | No |
| Variegated golden Tortrix | Archips xylosteanus | 2019 | Low OPEP Score | Requires National Operations Manager review |
| Velvet longhorned beetle | Trichoferus campestris | 2021 | Deregulation | Yes |
| Walnut twig beetle | Pityophthorus juglandis | 2013 | Presence in the US | Yes |
| West indian cane weevil | Metamasius hemipterus | 2017 | Deregulation except in HI | Yes |
| Wheat bug | Nysius huttoni | 2017 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Survey Method |
No |
| Wheat seed gall nematode | Anguina tritici | 2020 | Moderate OPEP Score | Yes |
| Wingless weevil | Otiorhynchus dieckmanni | 2016 | Low OPEP Score Lack of Survey Method |
No |