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APHIS Establishes a Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantine in Mississippi
APHIS Establishes a Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantine in Mississippi
Country: United States
Title:
APHIS Establishes a Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantine in Mississippi
Contact:
Abby R. Stilwell, National Policy Manager, at (919) 323-6296 or abby.r.stilwell@usda.gov and Daniel Murphy, Assistant National Policy Manager, at (775) 221-9237 or daniel.m.murphy@usda.gov.
Report:
Effective immediately, the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, is establishing a quarantine for the entire state of Mississippi for citrus greening (Huanglongbing; HLB), caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. APHIS is taking this action because of citrus greening detections in plant tissue samples collected from residential properties in Harrison County, Mississippi.
APHIS is applying safeguarding measures on the interstate movement of regulated articles from the state of Mississippi. This action is necessary to prevent the spread of citrus greening to non‑infested areas of the United States.
The specific changes to the quarantined area in Mississippi can be found on the APHIS Citrus Greening website. APHIS will publish a notice of this change in the Federal Register.
Under IPPC Standards, 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' the agent that causes citrus greening is a pest that is present: not widely distributed and under official control in the United States.
Posted Date: Feb. 24, 2025, 9:16 a.m.