Official Pest Report

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Globodera pallida (Pale Cyst Nematode): APHIS Amends Regulated Area in Bingham County Idaho

Country: United States

Title:

Globodera pallida (Pale Cyst Nematode): APHIS Amends Regulated Area in Bingham County Idaho

Contact:
Lynn Evans-Goldner, National Policy Manager, at lynn.evans-goldner@usda.gov or (301) 851-2286.

Report:

Effectively immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending the number of pale cyst nematode (PCN) regulated fields in Bingham County, Idaho. APHIS is making this change because two adjacent fields, formerly farmed separately, are now farmed as one field unit. The new acreage of the combined field is 298.8 acres; field one (114.7 acres) plus field two (184.1 acres).

With this change, the current number of PCN-regulated fields in Idaho is 58 with a total of 6,495 acres. Of the total acreage, 3,538 acres are infested fields, and 2,957 acres are associated fields. The infested fields are in an 8.5-mile radius that spans a portion of northern Bingham County and southern Bonneville County, Idaho.

The update to the PCN-regulated areas is reflected on the APHIS Pale Cyst Nematode website, which contains a description of all current PCN-regulated areas. APHIS will publish a notice of this change in the Federal Register.

Under IPPC standards, Globodera pallida is a pest that is present: not widely distributed and under official control in the United States.

Posted Date: Aug. 20, 2024, 9 a.m.