• Sweet Orange Scab
• Citrus Black Spot
• Light Brown Apple Moth
• Irradiation as a Quarantine Treatment
• Melon Fruit Fly

Sweet Orange Scab (SOS):

USDA/APHIS revises Federal Quarantine Order for Sweet Orange Scab (April 18, 2011)

Citrus Black Spot (CBS):

USDA/APHIS revises Federal Quarantine Order for Citrus Black Spot (March 8, 2011)

Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM):

Quarantine information:  State Interior Quarantine (PDF) Quarantine Maps for various counties  (http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PDEP/lbam/quarantine.html)

Irradiation as a Quarantine Treatment

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is conducting research on the effectiveness of irradiation as a quarantine treatment.  Research has shown that irradiation is effective in eliminating the threat of many quarantine pests on certain fruits and vegetables.  Members of CCQC’s and CRB’s board of directors and University of California research scientists met with APHIS’s Michon Oubichon and Chapman University’s Anuradha Prakash on Oct. 27, 2010 in Visalia, CA to discuss the possibility of conducting research to determine the effectiveness of irradiation in controlling important quarantine pests and its effect on citrus quality. Presentation – Irradiation as a Phytosanitary Treatment – Anuradha Prakash, Chapman University Presentation - APHIS Irradiation Programs – Michon Oubichon, USDA/APHIS/PPQ Presentation - TASC Grant for Irradiated Commodities -  Michon Oubichon, USDA/APHIS/PPQ

Melon Fruit Fly

Quarantine and treatment information (view…) Australia Melon Fruit Fly Quarantine Buffer Zone – Map showing 15 kilometer buffer zone.  No citrus accepted from within 15 Kilometers of exotic fruit fly quarantined areas unless fruit is stored at O degree C ± O.5  degree C for 14 days.