Regulation .12 Classification of Plant Pests.
Regulation .12 Classification of Plant Pests.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Dangerously Injurious Plant Pests.
(1)
A stop sale notice may be issued when any plant pest of quarantine significance is detected or is a plant pest that is not known to occur in the State.
(2)
Insects. A stop-sale notice may be issued when the following insects are detected:
(a)
Stem and trunk borers such as Dogwood, Ash, Lilac, Iris, Rhododendron, Lesser peach tree, Bronze birch, and peach tree;
(b)
Scale insects, such as Euonymus, Elongate hemlock, Hemlock, Pit, Obscure, Japanese maple, Latania, Camellia, Oystershell, San Jose, Tea, White peach, Yangicola;
(c)
Beetles, such as Whitefringed, Black vine weevil, Fullers rose beetle, White pine weevil;
(d)
Caterpillars such as Gypsy moth;
(e)
Gall adelgids such as Eastern spruce;
(f)
Leafminers, such as Boxwood;
(3)
Plant Diseases. A stop-sale notice may be issued when the following plant diseases are detected:
(a)
Vascular wilt diseases, such as Dutch elm disease, Oak wilt, Verticillium wilt, Mimosa wilt, Phytophthora wilt, Elm phloem necrosis;
(b)
Canker diseases, such as Chestnut blight, Nectria cankers, Botryosphaeria cankers, Cytospora cankers, White pine blister rust, Phytophthora cankers, Fusarium cankers, Strumella cankers, Volutella cankers, Phomopsis cankers, Discula anthracnose of dogwood;
(c)
Bacterial diseases, such as Crown gall, Fire blight, Wetwood (Slime-flux);
(d)
Galls, such as Rust galls on Pinus spp., Black knot on Prunus spp., Cedar-apple rust galls on Juniperus spp., Crown gall, Root-knot nematode;
(e)
Plants infected with viruses or phytoplasms, such as Holly ringspot, Rose mosaic, Rose ring pattern, Stem pitting of Prunus, Fasciation, Witches'-broom Tospoviruses;
(f)
Root diseases, such as Armillaria root rot (Shoestring root rot); Phytophthora, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, and Fusarium root rots; Damping-off; Wilts; Root-knot, cyst, and other plant parasitic nematodes;
(g)
Needle blight, needle cast, and needle rust diseases of evergreens, such as Diplodia tip blight, Phomopsis blight, Brown spot needle blight, Lophodermium needle cast, Rhabdocline needle cast, Coleosporium needle rust;
(h)
Gymnosporangium rusts, such as Hawthorn, and Cedar-apple;
(i)
Any other disease or abnormal condition of growth determined by the Department to be dangerously injurious to plants.
(4)
Weeds. A stop-sale notice may be issued when the following weeds are detected infesting the soil known as the root ball: Mugwort, Bermudagrass, Dodder, Johnsongrass, Poison ivy, Thistles, Witchweed, Mile-a-Minute, or any other weed determined by the Department to be dangerously injurious.
B.
Harmful Plant Pests.
(1)
Insects. A treatment order may be issued when the following insects constitute a serious threat or are causing economic damage to nursery stock:
(a)
Scale insects, such as Gloomy, Putnam, Scurfey, Wax, Magnolia, Tulip trees, Peony;
(b)
Caterpillars, such as Bagworm, European pine shoot moth, Nantucket pine tip moth;
(c)
Lace bugs, such as Azalea, Andromeda, Hawthorn;
(d)
Adelgids, such as pine bark;
(e)
Leafminers, such as Holly;
(f)
Mites, such as Twospotted spider, Spruce spider, Southern red;
(g)
Beetles, such as Japanese, Japanese Weevil, and
(h)
Aphids.
(2)
Diseases. A treatment order may be issued when the following diseases or disorders constitute a serious threat or are causing economic damage to nursery stock: Foliar and flower diseases, such as Anthracnose, Powdery mildew, Leaf spots, Botrytis blight, Scab, Sooty mold, Leaf blister, Petal and flower blights, nutritional problems.
(3)
Weeds. A treatment order may be issued when the following weeds are detected in a nursery or sales yard: Mugwort, Dodder, Johnsongrass, Yellow Nutsedge, Thistle, or any other weed determined by the Department to be harmful.