Commenting Opportunities: Plant Health

Last Modified: March 30, 2024
One man and one woman wearing yellow USDA Plant Pest Survey vests looking for pests on grapevines.

Tell us what you think!

As ecosystems evolve, our efforts to protect plant health need to evolve with them. That’s why APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine invites people like you to participate in the decision-making and regulatory process. Check out this page for opportunities for public comment, from pest and disease topics to risk management and more.

Latest Commenting Opportunities

12/04/24
APHIS Seeks Public Comment on the Draft Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response Program Environmental Assessment in Hawaii
11/06/24
USDA Seeks Public Comment on the Importation of Orchid Plants for Planting in Approved Growing Media from Germany and the Netherlands into the United States
10/31/24
Deadline Extended: APHIS Publishes Pest Risk Assessment for Importation of Lemon, Grapefruit, Mandarin and Sweet Orange from Botswana into the United States
9/03/24
APHIS Seeks Comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Release of the insect, Bagous nodulosus, for the biological control of Flowering Rush in the Continental United States
5/30/24
APHIS Extends Protections for World’s Plants Through Implementation of Revised Lacey Act Provisions

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Animal and Plant Diseases and Pests of Concern

For the 2018 Farm Bill, APHIS developed a list of 59 pests and diseases that pose the most significant threat to U.S. agriculture. If you have information about a pest not included on our list or has the potential to harm agriculture, please let us know here.

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