Texas Takes Aggressive Action Against Screwworm Resurgence Courtesy of USDA/APHIS In a proactive move to prevent the return of the devastating New World Screwworm, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced…
APHIS Expands Citrus Greening Quarantine in California
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced an immediate expansion of citrus greening (Huanglongbing/HLB) quarantines in California. This action, taken in coordination with the California Department…
APHIS, CDFA Expand Citrus Greening Quarantine Area
Courtesy of CDFA The USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in collaboration with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), has expanded the quarantine area for citrus greening…
Dangers of the Screwworm to Cattle Operations
…animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal. NWS can infest livestock, pets, wildlife, occasionally birds, and in rare cases, people. Courtesy of USDA/APHIS Agriculture Secretary, Brooke Rollins…
Rollins Urges Mexico to Lift Restrictions to Combat the New World Screwworm
Screwworm Larvae Courtesy of USDA/APHIS Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has urged Mexico to lift restrictions on U.S. aircraft and waive duties on eradication equipment to combat the New World…
APHIS-DHS Expanding Risk-Based Sampling Program at Ports of Entry
Fresh romaine lettuce on display at local grocery store. Credit: The Toidi / Shutterstock.com The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in collaboration with the Department of Homeland…
April Designated as Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month
Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata or Medfly) Courtesy of USDA/APHIS USDA/APHIS Pest Man The USDA has designated April 2025 as Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month to highlight the…
Citrus Greening Quarantine Expanded
…States. The specific changes to the quarantined areas in California can be found on the APHIS Citrus Greening website. APHIS will publish a notice of this change in the Federal Register….
APHIS Expands the Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantined Area in California
…(Huanglongbing; HLB), caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, in California. APHIS is expanding the quarantined area in the Mission Viejo area of Orange County by 13.16 square miles. APHIS is taking…
APHIS Modifying Strategy to Combat the New World Screw Worm
Courtesy of USDA/APHIS The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is modifying its strategy to combat the new world screw worm (NWS) by shifting sterile fly dispersal efforts to…
USDA Unveils Blueprint to Combat the Avian Influenza Outbreak
…and Accelerate Repopulation APHIS will continue to indemnify producers whose flocks must be depopulated to control the further spread of HPAI. New programs are being explored to aid farmers to…
USDA Won’t Impose Ban Despite New Case of Mexican Screwworm
…from en.wikipedia to Commons. Original uploader was Ellmistfrom Courtesy of USDA/APHIS A new case of New World screwworm has been detected in a Mexican cow south of the U.S. border….
Cattle and Bison Imports from Mexico Resume
DepositPhotos image The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) has announced the resumption of cattle and bison imports from Mexico, following a halt due to…
APHIS and CDFA Expand Sweet Orange Scab Quarantine
Sweet Orange Scab Quarantine (SOS) Courtesy of CDFA The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) are expanding the quarantine…