Protecting ag commodities, ecosystems and urban environments from invasive pests: the CAPS program with Kelly Estes
From Everyday Environment Podcast by Abigail Garofalo, Amy Lefringhouse, Erin Garrett
April 23, 2026 · 42 min · Episode 183
About this episode
The episode discusses the CAPS program and its role in surveying invasive pests in Illinois.
During this episode of Everyday Environment, hosts Amy and Erin chat with Kelly Estes from the Illinois Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. We learn about how the CAPS program works and surveys for invasive pests in our state. Resources IL CAPS program Pest Tracker Share your own Everyday Observation Was there something about this topic we didn’t cover? See something cool in nature? Let us know! Send us your question or share your everyday nature observation with us at go.illinois.edu/EEconnect , and we may share it in a future blog or podcast. Questions? We'd love to hear from you! Abigail Garofalo aeg9@illinois.edu , Erin Garrett emedvecz@illinois.edu , Amy Lefringhouse heberlei@illinois.edu Subscribe to our Newsletter Check out our Blog See the Everyday Environment Archives
People in this episode
Hosts: Amy Lefringhouse, Erin Garrett
Guest: Kelly Estes
Topics covered
- invasive pests
- agriculture
- ecosystems
- urban environments
- CAPS program
- pest survey
Keywords
- invasive pests
- CAPS program
- agriculture
- ecosystems
- urban environments
- pest survey
- Illinois
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Illinois Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey, IL CAPS program, Pest Tracker
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