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USDA REMOVES NEARLY 7,000 ACRES FROM PALE CYST NEMATODE QUARANTINE AREA IN IDAHO
July 9, 2009
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that it has made changes to the area in the state of Idaho that is quarantined to prevent the spread of pale cyst nematode. The description of the quarantined area was updated on April 8, when approximately 3,488 acres were removed from the quarantined area, and on May 8, when an additional 3,333 acres were removed from the quarantined area. The fields removed from quarantine were in Bingham, Bonneville and Jefferson counties.
Notice of this action is scheduled for publication in the July 10 Federal Register.
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Note to Reporters: Public notices and other APHIS information are available on the Internet. Go to the APHIS news release page at http://www.aphis.usda.gov and click on the “Newsroom” button. For additional information about this topic contact David Sacks at (301) 734-5271 or by e-mail at david.sacks@aphis.usda.gov.
