APHIS Adds Onions, Garlic, Carrots, Etc. to Apple Moth Exempted Host List
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service added new commodities to the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) exempted host list. In its revised Federal Order, APHIS said the following commodities are now exempted: Allium cepa (onion); Allium sativum (garlic); Citrullus lanatus, Citrullus vulgaris (watermelon); Coriander sativum (cilantro); Cucumis melo (various melons); Daucus carota (carrot); Foeniculum vulgare (fennel); Gossypium hirsutum, Gossypium barbadense (cotton); Pistacia vera (pistachio); Prunus amygdalus, Prunus dulcis (almond); Punica granatum (pomegranate); Taraxacum officinale (dandelion green); and Ziziphus jujube (jujube).
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APHIS said the commodities on the exempted host list, when commercially produced, are exempt from the LBAM interstate movement provisions. The exemption is based on the pest mitigations provided through industry standards of production, harvesting, and packaging practices for each of the exempted commodities, it said.
Revised Federal Order and Exempted Host List available here.