5B-2.0025. Certification and Quarantine of Nursery Stock


Effective on Sunday, May 8, 2016
  • 1(1) Plant pests of regulatory significance requiring immediate quarantine action. All nursery stock found to be infested or infected with or exposed to a plant pest not known to be established in the state will be quarantined, placed under stop sale using a Hold Order And Quarantine, FDACS 08016, Revised 02/10, as incorporated by reference in Rule 585B-65.005, 59F.A.C., and will not be eligible for certification until the plant pest has been eliminated and released from quarantine and stop sale by the Department.

    84(2) Plant pests of limited distribution in Florida requiring immediate quarantine action. All nursery stock found infested or infected with or exposed to a plant pest of limited distribution in Florida, including the listed species below shall be quarantined and placed under stop sale using a Stop Sale Notice and Hold Order and will not be eligible for certification until the plant pest has been eliminated and released from quarantine and stop sale 157by the Department.

    160(a) Insects.

    1621. 163Aleurodicus rugioperculatus 165‒ gumbo limbo whitefly

    1692. 170Aulacaspis yasumatsui 172‒ Asian cycad scale

    1763. 177Ceroplastes stellifer 179‒ stellate scale

    1824. 183Diaphorina citri 185186Asian citrus psyllid

    1895. 190Diaprepes abbreviatus 192193diaprepes ro195ot weevil

    1976. 198Duponchelia fovealis 200‒ European pepper moth

    2047. 205Maconellicoccus hirsutus 207208pink mealybug

    2108. 211Metamasius callizona 213214bromeliad weevil

    2169. 217Metamasuis hemipterus 219220palm and sugarcane weevil

    22410. 225Morganella longispina 227228plumose scale

    23011. 231Myllocerus un233datus 234‒ Myllocerus 236weevil

    23712. 238Noctua pronuba 240‒ large yellow underwing

    24413. 245Oligonychus persae 247248avocado mite

    25014. 251Opuntiaspis spp. 253254scale insect

    25615. 257Paratachardina lobata 259260lobate lac scale

    26316. 264Parlatoria ziziphi 266267black parlatoria scale insect

    27117. 272Phalacro273coccus howertoni 275‒ Howerton’s scale

    27818. 279Philephedra sp. 281282scale insect

    28419. 285Phoenicococcus marlatti 287288red date scale

    29120. 292Raoiella indica 294295red palm mite

    29821. 299Singhiella simplex 301302ficus whitefly

    30422. 305Xyleborus glabratus 307‒ redbay ambrosia beetle

    311(b) Diseases.

    3131314. 315Agrobacterium tumefaciens 317318crown gall

    3202. Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus

    3263. Cucurbit leaf crumple begemovirus

    3314. Cucurbit yellow stunting discorder crinivirus

    3375. 338Guignardia citricarpa 340‒ citrus black spot

    3446. Lethal yellowing of palms

    3497. Pepino mosaic 352virus

    3538. 354Phomopsis gardeniae 356357gardenia canker

    3599. 360Phytophthora tropicalis

    36210. 363Puccina pelargonii 365– zonalis – geranium rust

    37011. 371Sphaceloma poinsettia 373– poinsettia scab

    37612. Texas phoenix palm decline phytoplasma

    38213. Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (all in the complex)

    392(c) Mollusks (Snails).

    3951. 396Otala lactea 398– milk snail

    4012. 402Zachrysia provisoria 404– Cuban land snail

    408(d) Nematodes. 410Meloidogyne enterolobii 412413root-knot nematode415.

    416(3) All nursery stock found infested or infected with a plant pest shall be quarantined and placed under stop sale using a Hold Order And Quarantine, FDACS 08016, Revised 02/10, as incorporated by reference in Rule 4525B-62.005, 453F.A.C., when the population of the plant pest is adversely affecting the nursery stock. The nursery stock will not be eligible for certification until the plant has been eliminated and released from quarantine and stop sale by the Department.

    492Rulemaking Authority 494570.07(23), 495581.031(4), 496(5) FS. Law Implemented 500581.031(4), 501(5), (6), (7), (30), 505581.083, 506581.101 FS. 508History–New 6-7-95, Amended 10-8-96, 8-26-03, 5-8-16.

     

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