APHIS Adds Mendocino County to the Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) Regulated Area in California
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sent this bulletin at 10/31/2014 01:09 PM EDT
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FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION
October 28, 2014
Subject: APHIS Adds Mendocino County to the Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) Regulated Area in California
To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials
Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is adding Mendocino County to the light brown apple moth (LBAM) regulated area in California. The attached Federal Order describes the expanded regulated area and the requirements for the interstate movement of LBAM-regulated articles. This action is necessary to prevent the spread of LBAM into non-infested areas of the United States. APHIS, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and local county agricultural commissioners, maintains its survey and regulatory framework to prevent the artificial spread of LBAM to other states or trading partners.
LBAM is native to Australia and has established populations in New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Hawaii. The host range for LBAM includes more than 250 plant species. A map of the federal quarantine area is at <http://www.aphis.usda.gov/planthealth/lbam_maps>.
For further information about the LBAM program, you may call National Policy Manager Richard Johnson at 301-851-2109.
/s/
Osama El-Lissy
Deputy Administrator
Plant Protection and Quarantine
Attachment: Federal Order
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