APHIS Proposes to Allow Imports of Female Squash Flowers from Israel

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is asking for comments by July 1 on its proposal to allow imports of female squash flowers from Israel into the continental U.S. As a condition of entry, the flowers would be subject to a systems approach that would include requirements for pest exclusion at the production site and fruit fly trapping and monitoring, APHIS said. They would also need to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the Israeli government.