Official Pest Report

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Globodera pallida (Pale Cyst Nematode): APHIS Removes Associated Acreage From Regulation in Idaho

Country: United States

Title:

Globodera pallida (Pale Cyst Nematode): APHIS Removes Associated Acreage From Regulation in Idaho

Contact:
Lynn Evans-Goldner, National Policy Manager, at (301) 851-2286.

Report:

On January 11, 2023, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) released approximately 32 acres in Bingham County, Idaho from regulation for pale cyst nematode (PCN). APHIS released the fields because the fields have completed a release protocol comprised of a sequence of surveys with negative laboratory results for PCN, in accordance with 7 CFR §301.86, subpart 3(d)(2).

With this change, the current PCN regulated area is 6,535 acres, of which 3,542 acres are infested fields and 2,993 acres are associated fields. The infested fields are in an 8.5-mile radius that spans a portion of northern Bingham County and southern Bonneville County.

APHIS will follow up with a notice of this change to the regulated area in the Federal Register.

The PCN-regulated areas are listed on the following website:

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/plant-pest-and-disease-programs/pests-and-diseases/nematode/pcn

Under IPPC standards, Globodera pallida is a pest that is present: not widely distributed and under official control in the United States.

Posted Date: Feb. 14, 2023, 3:32 p.m.