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Globodera pallida (Pale Cyst Nematode): APHIS Updates the Regulated Area in Idaho
Globodera pallida (Pale Cyst Nematode): APHIS Updates the Regulated Area in Idaho
Country: United States
Title:
Globodera pallida (Pale Cyst Nematode): APHIS Updates the Regulated Area in Idaho
Contact:
Lynn Evans-Goldner, National Policy Manager, at Lynn.Evans-Goldner@usda.gov or (301) 851-2286
Report:
Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is reducing the pale cyst nematode (Globodera pallida, PCN) regulated area by removing a 119.71-acre field in Bingham County, Idaho.
APHIS is removing these acres based on survey results, in accordance with 7 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §301.86-3(d)(1), and criteria listed in the “Canada and United States Guidelines on Surveillance and Phytosanitary Actions for the Potato Cyst Nematodes, Globodera rostochiensis, and Globodera pallida.”
Also, effective immediately, APHIS is amending the regulated acreage of a PCN-associated field in Bonneville County by adding two acres to the south side of this field because it is now farmed as one unit. APHIS is making this change in accordance with 7 CFR §301.86-3(a). In addition, APHIS is deregulating 19.07 acres from the west side of the same field because this land no longer meets the definition of an ‘associated field’ in accordance with 7 CFR §301.86-3(c)(2); this 19.07-acre parcel of land is now a residential property
With these changes, the total number of PCN-regulated fields is 56, of which 31 are infested fields and 25 are associated fields. The current PCN-regulated area in Idaho is 6,315.74 acres, of which 3,420.10 acres are infested fields and 2,895.63 acres are associated fields. The infested fields are within an 8.5-mile radius that spans a portion of northern Bingham County and southern Bonneville County.
APHIS will publish a notice of this change in the Federal Register. The APHIS Pale Cyst Nematode webpage lists the specific PCN-regulated areas and the Canada and United States Guidelines.
Under IPPC standards, Globodera pallida is a pest that is present: not widely distributed and under official control in the United States.
Posted Date: July 3, 2025, 9:59 a.m.