3279. WEST INDIAN SUGARCANE ROOT BORER

State Exterior Quarantine

A quarantine is established against the following pest, its hosts, and possible carriers.

A. Pest. West Indian sugarcane root borer, Diaprepes abbreviatus, a pest native to the West Indies, which causes serious damage to sugarcane and also attacks ornamental nursery stock, citrus, corn, sweet potatoes, cotton, and peppers.

B. Area Under Quarantine. State of Florida: Counties of Broward, Collier, Dade, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Orange, Palm Beach, Polk, Seminole, St. Lucie and Volusia.

C. Articles and Commodities Covered.

1. Soil, sand, or gravel separately or with other things.

2. All plants and plant parts and plant products capable of propagation.

D. Restrictions. Articles and commodities covered are admissible into California from the area under quarantine if they have been certified by an authorized agricultural inspector of the state of origin to have been treated for West Indian sugarcane root borer in an approved manner or to have originated in an area free from the sugarcane root borer.

1. Exemptions. The following articles are exempt from the certification requirements of this quarantine:

a. Seed.

b. Fruits and vegetables grown above ground.

c. Fleshy roots, corms, tubers, and rhizomes, if washed or otherwise freed of soil.

d. Defoliated bare root nursery stock.

e. Privately-owned indoor decorative houseplants.
 

ADDITIONAL INFESTED AREAS

APPENDIX A                           09-20-05

 Florida
The counties of Brevard, Desoto, Flagler, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, St. Johns, and Sumter.
Texas
A portion of Hidalgo County in the vicinity of McAllen.

CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR FLORIDA NURSERY STOCK

APPENDIX B                                     10-19-05

Containerized nursery stock grown in Florida and meeting the provisions of Master Permit QC 390 may be certified to meet the West Indian Sugarcane Root Borer quarantine in one of two ways:

·         Plants produced in a greenhouse or screenhouse that is completely enclosed to prevent entry of adult beetles may be certified based on negative annual inspections.

·         Plant produced at an non-enclosed location may be certified based on negative biannual inspections and either treatment outlined below:

o        Topical Drench-Dilute Talstar Nursery Flowable at a rate of 10 to 40 fluid ounces per 100 gallons and apply as a drench at a rate of 8 to 16 fluid ounces of finished spray per 6 inch (diameter) container. Treatment must begin at least 12 months prior to shipment to California and continue as instructed on the product label to maintain pesticide rate.

o        Soil incorporation into potting media-Incorporate Talstar Granular insecticide into potting media at a rate of 10 to 25 ppm. Pesticide must be incorporated into potting media before planting. Containerized nursery stock with treated potting media may be shipped to California 14 days after planting.

AQUARIUM PLANTS WITHOUT SOIL

APPENDIX C – Exemption                09-22-06

Aquarium plants with or without roots, shipped without soil or any growing media, are exempt.

TREATMENT FRO LEAVES ONLY

APPENDIX D                                         11-10-09

The following treatment has been approved to certify the movement of leaves only from Areas Under Quarantine:

                Cold treatments of leaves for 72 hours at -10oC combined with a regulatory visual inspection for adult                 Diaprepes prior to shipment.