5B-65.004. Plant Disease Pathogens

Plant disease pathogens are harmful to Florida agriculture, landscape, and native plants. They are known to infect Firewood and Unprocessed Wood Products and can be transported through the movement of these products to areas where they can infect and damage live host trees and other plants. The following Plant disease pathogens are considered to be a nuisance:

(1) Canidatus Phytoplasma ulmi, elm yellows;

(2) Ceratocystis fagacearum, oak wilt disease;

(3) Discula destructiva, dogwood anthracnose;

(4) Geosmithia morbida, fungus, Thousand Cankers Disease;

(5) Nectria coccinea var fagiuata and N. galligena, beech bark disease;

(6) Ophlstoma ulmi and O. novo-ulmi, Dutch elm disease;

(7) Phytophthora ramorum, sudden oak death;

(8) Phytoplasma of palms;

(9) Raffaelea lauricola, laurel wilt disease.

Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 581.031(1), (4), (5), (7) FS. Law Implemented 570.07(2), (13), 581.031 (1), (4), (5), (6), (7), (20) FS. History–New 8-10-10, Amended 10-7-21.