APHIS Seeks Comments on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for Soursop from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has asked USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the movement of fresh soursop for consumption into the continental United States. APHIS has drafted a pest...
View ArticleAPHIS Seeks Comments on Draft Pest List for June plum from Saint Vincent and...
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has asked USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of June plum for consumption into the continental United States,...
View ArticleAPHIS Publishes Final Rule to Expand Notice-Based Process for Importation and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is expanding its use of a notice-based process for approving fruits and vegetables for importation into the...
View ArticleAPHIS Provides an Update on Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula (White))...
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) provides this update of spotted lanternfly (SLF) activities in Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, and Delaware. SLF feeds on more than 70 types...
View ArticleFunding Available to Support Projects that Address Huanglongbing (Citrus...
The Huanglongbing Multi-Agency Coordination group (HLB MAC) is accepting suggestions until November 1, 2018, for projects that will help develop near-term solutions for citrus producers facing...
View ArticleAPHIS Announces Schedule for Certifying Offshore Greenhouses That Will Ship...
APHIS announced today that it will conduct annual certification visits in November and December to offshore facilities that wish to ship geranium (Pelargonium spp.) cuttings to the United States during...
View ArticleAPHIS Removes the Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata) Quarantine...
Effective October 4, 2018, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) removed the Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) quarantine in...
View ArticleAPHIS Adds Pale Cyst Nematode (Globodera pallida) Infested Field in Idaho
Effective October 10, 2018, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) added an 87-acre field to the pale cyst nematode (PCN) infested area in Bingham County, Idaho. APHIS took this action...
View ArticleAPHIS Story Map: Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
Check out the new APHIS story map about the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) – An interactive story map of the USDA’s history of combating the infestation and the continuing efforts to protect ash trees in the...
View ArticleAPHIS Invites Public Comment on Measures to Promote the Conservation of the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is considering options for actions it can take to support the conservation of the southwestern willow...
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