Official Pest Report

Official Pest Reports are provided by National Plant Protection Organizations within the NAPPO region. These Pest Reports are intended to comply with the International Plant Protection Convention's Standard on Pest Reporting, endorsed by the Interim Commission on Phytosanitary Measures in March 2002.

Florida Official Control Program of Bactericera cockerelli (Potato/Tomato Psyllid) Recognized by APHIS under the Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP) Program

Country: United States

Title: Florida Official Control Program of Bactericera cockerelli (Potato/Tomato Psyllid) Recognized by APHIS under the Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP) Program

Contact:
Ricardo Valdez, (Acting) National Coordinator for Official Control and The Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary Program, 301-851-2053

Report:

APHIS’s Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) gives Federal recognition to the State of Florida’s potato/tomato psyllid program under the Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP) program. This is the first State-managed phytosanitary program to be recognized.

If potato/tomato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) is detected in imported goods, shipments will be prohibited entry to Florida with no treatment option. This is equivalent to restrictions imposed by the State of Florida when potato/tomato psyllid is detected in interstate movement.

Federal recognition of a State-managed phytosanitary program under the FRSMP Program is consistent with U.S. trade policy, and fulfills international agreements while promoting safe trade. For further information, go to http://www.aphis.usda.gov/frsmp.

Under IPPC Standards, Bactericera cockerelli is considered to be a pest that is Present: only in some areas, and subject to official control in the United States.
 


 

Posted Date: Sept. 25, 2015, 9 a.m.