Official Pest Report
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Pine shoot beetle (Tomicus piniperda): Additional counties in Missouri added to the regulated area
Pine shoot beetle (Tomicus piniperda): Additional counties in Missouri added to the regulated area
Country: United States
Title: Pine shoot beetle (Tomicus piniperda): Additional counties in Missouri added to the regulated area
Contact:
Joseph Beckwith, USDA-APHIS PSB Regulatory Program, Field Operations Manager, at (919) 855-7345 or Michael Brown, Missouri State Plant Health Director, at (573) 893-6833
Report:
In response to the confirmation of pine shoot beetle (PSB), Tomicus piniperda, in Lewis, Macon, and Marion Counties in Missouri, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is expanding its PSB regulated area to include these areas. This action, which is effective immediately, is necessary to restrict the movement of PSB-host material to uninfested areas of the United States.
The Federal Order describes the new regulated area, along with the associated reference to the regulatory requirements per 7 CFR §301.50, which lists the provisions for the movement of PSB-host material.
Under IPPC standards, Tomicus piniperda is considered to be a pest that is present only in some areas, and subject to official control in the United States.
Posted Date: Dec. 4, 2012, 9 a.m.