Effective immediately, the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, is establishing a quarantine for the entire state of Mississippi for citrus greening (Huanglongbing; HLB), caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus. APHIS is taking this action because of citrus greening detections in plant tissue samples collected from residential properties in Harrison County, Mississippi.
APHIS is applying safeguard measures on the interstate movement of regulated articles from the state of Mississippi. This action is necessary to prevent the spread of citrus greening to non-infested areas of the United States. The specific changes to the quarantined area in Mississippi can be found on the APHIS Citrus Greening website. APHIS will publish a notice of this change in the Federal Register.
For more information:
Abby R. Stilwell
USDA
Agriculturist
Tel: +1 (919) 323 6296
abby.r.stilwell@usda.gov
Daniel Murphy
USDA
Agriculturist
Tel: +1 (775) 221-9237
daniel.m.murphy@usda.gov
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