This Month in Plant Protection Today - PPQ Expands Its Detector Dog Team

A Dog's Nose Becomes a High-Tech Tool for Plant Protection

United States Department of Agriculture June 2021 Plant Protection Today   PPQ Expands Its Detector Dog Team USDA's Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program has been turning the acutely sensitive nose of dogs into high-tech plant health safeguarding tools. We have trained detector canines to sniff out specific pests and diseases, like giant African snail, coconut rhinoceros beetle, and Mexican fruit fly larvae. These dogs act like force multipliers, capable of conducting certain non-intrusive inspections more rapidly and efficiently than humans. That's why detector canines are one of PPQ's strategic initiatives for 2021. Read more.   Check Out These Other Stories North America Shines Green to Promote Plant Health Using Biological Control to Protect Trees and Forest Health Explore USDA's Plant Protection Interactive Maps Using Data to Tackle the Dangerous Mail Pest Pathway How 3 Nations Protect Plant Health Across a Continent During the Pandemic, PPQ Innovates to Deliver Its Mission Tracking the Elusive Asian Giant Hornet About Plant Protection Today Every day, USDA's Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) employees collaborate with many partners, cooperators, and stakeholders to protect plant health. To stay on the leading edge, PPQ explores scientific frontiers, develops new plant protection methods, and makes critical advancements. These efforts safeguard our nation's agricultural and natural resources while facilitating the safe global trade of agricultural products. Plant Protection Today highlights some of PPQ's most successful and impactful programs and activities. Please send your feedback and comments to: PPQ.Plant.Protection.Today@usda.gov Questions about APHIS programs and services? Contact Us STAY CONNECTED: SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help This email was sent to ooseims.archieves@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · 4700 River Rd · Riverdale, MD 20737