Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing an updated Federal Order to establish additional prohibitions and restrictions for the importation of citrus longhorned beetle (CLB) and Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) host genera, effective May 11, 2011.
The update FO adds three new ALB host genera of plants for planting, Cercidiphyllum spp., Koelreuteria spp. and Sorbus spp. identified as hosts by our domestic eradication program and 11 new CLB host genera of plants for planting, Catalpa spp., Chaenomeles spp., Cornus spp., Cydonia spp., Liquidambar spp., Parrotia spp., Polygonum spp., Rhdodendron spp., Sageretia spp., Toona spp., and Viburnum spp.
Here is the APHIS legalese:
The APHIS Administrator has determined that it is necessary to establish prohibitions and restrictions on the importation of specific plants for planting hosts of A. chinensis and A. glabripennis, as listed below, from certain countries also listed below.
II. Countries where A. chinensis and/or A. glabripennis populations are present:
Afghanistan, China, Croatia, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Madagascar, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam
III. Host genera of A. chinensis and/or A. glabripennis regulated by this Federal Order:
Acacia spp., Acer spp., Albizia spp., Aralia spp., Betula spp., Broussonetia spp., Cajanus spp., Camellia spp., Carpinus spp., Carya spp., Castanopsis spp., Casuarina spp., Catalpa spp., Celtis spp., Cercidiphyllum spp., Cercis spp., Chaenomeles spp., Cornus spp., Corylus spp., Cotoneaster spp., Crataegus spp., Cryptomeria spp., Cydonia spp., Elaeagnus spp., Eriobotrya spp., Fagus spp., Ficus spp., Grevillea spp. = Stylurus spp., Hedera spp., Hibiscus spp., Ilex spp., Juglans spp., Koelreuteria spp., Lagerstroemia spp., Lindera spp., Liquidambar spp., Litchi spp., Maackia spp., Mallotus spp., Malus spp., Melia spp., Morus spp., Olea spp., Parrotia spp., Persea spp., Photinia spp., Pinus spp., Platanus spp., Polygonum spp., Populus spp., Prunus spp., Psidium spp., Pyracantha spp., Pyrus spp., Quercus spp., Rhododendron spp., Rhus spp., Robinia spp., Rosa spp., Rubus spp., Sageretia spp., Salix spp., Sapium spp., Sophora spp., Sorbus spp., Styrax spp., Toona spp., Ulmus spp., Vernicia spp., Viburnum spp., and Ziziphus spp.
NOTE 1: The following A. chinensis and/or A. glabripennis host genera Aesculus spp., Alnus spp., Castanea spp., Fraxinus spp., and any host genera within the family Rutaceae (e.g. Atalantia spp., Citrus spp., Fortunella spp., Poncirus spp., etc.) are already more strictly regulated for other pests in the Code of Federal Regulations or other Federal Orders and therefore are not included in this FO.
NOTE 2: Other A. chinensis and/or A. glabripennis host genera (for example, Acacia spp., Acer spp., Camellia spp., Malus spp., Prunus spp., etc) have additional specific prohibitions and/or import restrictions that must also be met prior to importation. The plant taxa included in this FO must also meet all other entry requirements for the specific taxa being imported.
IV. Import Requirements of host genera (See Section III) of A. chinensis and/or A. glabripennis
A. Plants and plant parts, including decorative branches, but excluding seed, 10mm or less in diameter are not regulated for A. chinensis and/or A. glabripennis under this FO.
B. Decorative branches greater that 10 mm in diameter are prohibited entry into the United States from countries where A. chinensis and/or A. glabripennis populations are present.
C. Plants and plant parts with stem and root collar diameter greater than 10mm from countries where A. chinensis and/or A. glabripennis populations are present
1. Artificially dwarfed plants for planting must have been grown under the conditions of 7 CFR 319.37-5(q) throughout their life or for a period of at least three years immediately prior to export. These plants must be
accompanied by an import permit and a phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin with an additional declaration stating:
“The plants for planting in this shipment, including all plant parts (e.g. rootstock, scion, etc.) were solely grown in the [name of exporting country] under the conditions of Federal Order # DA-2011-18 dated April 1, 2011 and the place of production and the plants are, and have been, found free of signs and presence of A. chinensis and/or A. glabripennis.”
2. Plants for planting that are not artificially dwarfed will be allowed entry if they have been produced in an APHIS approved pest free area (PFA), pest free place of production (PFPP), or pest free production site (PFPS) established under the ISPM Standards. The NPPO of the exporting country may be required to enter into a trust fund agreement with the United States to pay the costs incurred by APHIS for approval and monitoring of the pest free area. The plants must have been grown in a PFA, PFPP or PFPS throughout their life or for a period of at least three years immediately prior to export. The approval process of PFA, PFPP or PFPS for individual countries must be initiated by the exporting country by submitting information to APHIS describing the official control measures implemented against these pests. Official control measures include, but are not limited to, systems approaches, surveys, movement control of host material, and surveillance. These plants for planting from an APHIS approved PFA, PFPP, or PFPS must be accompanied by an import permit and a phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin with an additional declaration stating:
“The plants for planting in this shipment, including all plant parts (e.g. rootstock, scion, etc.) were solely grown in [name of PFA, PFPP, PFPS], an APHIS approved [PFA, PFPP, PFPS] in the exporting country, and the place of production and the plants are, and have been, found free of signs and presence of A. chinensis and/or A. glabripennis through twice yearly surveys conducted during activity of these beetles.”
NOTE 3: Destructive sampling of plants over 10 mm in diameter may be required at the port of entry for all host material from all countries. Shipments will be denied entry if any life stage of these two pests or any signs of the presence of wood borers that could be these species are found.
D. For all countries where A. chinensis and/or A. glabripennis populations are not present:
Plants for planting belonging to host genera listed above whose stem and root collar diameter is greater than 10 mm (0.4 in.) can only be imported into the United States from countries not listed above if, upon arrival at the first port of entry, they are accompanied by an import permit and a phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin, with an additional declaration stating:
“The plants for planting in this shipment, including all plant parts (e.g. rootstock, scion, etc.) were solely grown in the [name of exporting country] and A. chinensis and/or A. glabripennis are not known to occur in the [name of exporting country].”
V. Other Requirements:
All other plants for planting import prohibitions and restrictions in 7 CFR 319 and other FOs still apply and are not affected by this FO.
The Date of Issuance of This Federal Order is: April 1, 2011
This Federal Order is effective on May 11, 2011.