USDA - APHIS - Plant Health, Plant Protection and Quarantine

Official Control - The Federally Recognized State
Managed Phytosanitary Program

Pests No Longer Regulated per FRSMP Evaluation

The National Plant Board reviews USDA proposals to change the regulatory status of insect and plant diseases. The National Plant Board concurs with the recommendation to change the regulatory status to non-actionable at ports of entry for the pests identified below. Copies of the NPB's decisions are below (select the appropriate date link).

PPQ examines multiple factors for each introduced pest to determine its full impact in the United States and whether it meets the SPS definition of a quarantine pest. PPQ’s Plant Health Programs (PHP) Export Services staff reviews its impact on export markets. The Deregulation Evaluation of Established Pests (DEEP) team from PPQ’s Center for Plant Health Science & Technology’s Plant Epidemiology & Risk Analysis Laboratory examines multiple factors to determine if it still meets the definition of a quarantine pest. PPQ’s PHP National Identification Services (NIS) provides detailed port of entry information for the past five years. PPQ presents this information to the States to aid in their decision whether to petition for a FRSMP program. Additional information relevant to making this decision includes requirements for FRSMP programs and can be found on this website.

Date	Pest/Disease
NPB Letter of 3/15/13 (PDF; 56 Kb) Aulacaspis yasumatsui, Cenopalpus pulcher and Dysmicoccus texensis will continue to be regulated pending further discussion	*Acutaspis aliena, Alien scale *Ceroplastes sinensis, Chinese wax scale *Coccus capparidis, Capparis sort scale Duplachionaspis divergens, Sugarcane scale Operophtera brumata, Winter moth *Penthaleus major, Winter Grain Mite *Philephedra lutea (Cockerell): A soft scale
NPB Letter of 12/17/12 (PDF; 105 Kb)	* Acutaspis scutiformis, an armored scale *Aleyrodes proletella, cabbage whitefly Cosmopolites sordidus, banana weevil Ferrisia malvastra, Malvastrum mealybug *Heterodera cruciferae, cabbage cyst nematode *Phaeosphaeria maydis, leaf spot of maize Phenacoccus parvus, Lantana mealybug Trachymela sloanei, eucalyptus tortoise beetle
NPB Letter of 9/11/12 (PDF; 44 Kb)	Yponomeuta malinellus, apple ermine moth
NPB Letter of 6/16/12 (PDF; 56 Kb) Dysmicoccus neobrevipes and Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus will continue to be regulated pending further discussion	Acutaspis albopicta, albopicta scale Chaetanaphothrips signipennis, banana thrips Dendrothripoides innoxius, sweet potato thrips Hylurgus ligniperda, red-haired pine bark beetle Metamasius callizona, Mexican bromeliad weevil Pheidole megacephala, bigheaded ant Siphoninus phyllyreae, ash whitefly Thrips florum*, banana flower thrips
NPB Letter of 4/12/12 (PDF; 37 Kb)	Aleurotrachelus atratus, coconut whitefly Aleucerus palmae, palm whitefly Aceria mangiferae, mango bud mite Coccus viridis, green scale Euphyllura olivine, olive psyllid Gymnosporangium confusum, a rust with no common name Hyblaea puera, teak moth Otiorhynchus raucus, brown punctate weevil
NPB Letter of 12/05/2011 (PDF; 31 Kb)	Andaspis punicae, Litchi scale Coccotrypes carpophagus,* Seed ambrosia beetle Frankliniella schultzei, Common blossom thrips Greenidea psidii\Greenidea ficicola* (combined into one report), aphids Hyadaphis coriandri, Coriander aphid Promalactis suzukiella, moth Puto mexicanus, Mexican giant mealybug *Rhopalosiphum insertum, Apple grass aphid
NPB Letter of 6/30/2011 (PDF; 92 Kb)	Dialeurodes schefflerae, Schefflera whitefly Elixothrips brevisetis, Banana rind thrips Neohydatothrips burungae, a thrips with no common name Oecophora bractella, a moth with no common name Uredo dianellae, Dianella rust Xanthochilus saturnius, seed bug Tetraleurodes perseae, red-banded whitefly
NPB Letter of 3/3/2011 (PDF; 46 Kb)	Cosetacus camelliae, camellia bud mite Ctenarytaina eucalypti* and Ctenarytaina spatulata, 2 species of eucalyptus psyllid Insignorthezia pseudinsignis, Greenhouse mealybug Fiorinia pinicola, juniper fiorinia scale Sybra alternans, small longhorn beetle Thysanofiorinia nephelii*, longan scale
NPB Letter of 2/4/2011 (PDF; 45 Kb)	Aleuroclava jasmini jasmine whitefly Eulecanium kunoense (Kuwana): kuno scale Neolochmaea dilatipennis (Jacoby): Pseudaonidia trilobitiformis Trilobite Scale
NPB Letter of 9/30/2010 (PDF; 43 Kb)	Acizzia jamatonica, a psyllid with no common name Kweilingia divina. bamboo rust Pyrrhocoris apterus, firebug Raglius alboacuminatus, tuxedo bug

Note: *quarantine pest for Hawaii and or territories. Click here for more information.