2 Miss. Code. R. 1-3-01-101

Current through December 10, 2024

Section 2-1-3-01-101

Regulated Pests of non-quarantine significance (List A): Includes pests of such destructive significance that they shall be controlled to meet general certification of nursery stock and/or other commodities for sale or shipment from wholesale and retail establishments. Plants and other commodities found infested/infected with pests in LIST A shall, at the discretion of the inspector, be declared unfit for sale and subject to immediate stop-sale and/or non-certification until treatment and pest control is achieved or the infested material destroyed to the satisfaction of the state entomologist. Plant material being transported into Mississippi from other states found infested/infected with pests in LIST A may be placed under stop-sale, the shipper notified of such, and arrangements made for the material to be treated and returned to the shipper. No additional quarantine measures shall be in effect unless the pest is officially placed on List B. Nursery stock and other commodities in order to meet general certification standards must be apparently free of the following pests:

1. Insects/Arthropods and some plants they will attack:

a. Asian cycad scale, Aulacapsis yasumatui;

b. Black parlatoria scale, Parlatoria zizyphus (Lucus);

c. Brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stal) - Fruit trees (apples, pears, peaches, figs, mulberries, citrus, persimmon), shade trees, ornamentals and soybeans);

d. Brown soft scale, Coccus hesperidum (Linnaeus)

e. Cereal leaf beetle, Oulema melanopus (Linnaeus)- grasses, corn and small grains;

f. Chaff scale, Parlatoria pergandii Comstock citrus, P.camelliae on camellia;

g. Chilli thrips, Scirtotohrips dorsalis (Hood) - various vegetables, fruits and ornamentals;

h. Chrysanthemum gall midge, Rhopalomya chrysanthemi (Ahlberg) - Chrysanthemum;

i. Citrus blackfly aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby avocado, citrus, coffee, guava, mango, and other plants;

j. Citrus mealybug, Plannococcus citri (Risso) begonia, bottle bush, citrus, coleus, cotton, English ivy, ferns, fuchia, oleander, peony, poinsettia, pumpkin, Wandering Jew, and other plants;

k. Citrus red mite, Panonychus citri (McGregor) citrus;

l. Citrus root weevils, Pachnaeus litus (Germar), Pachnaeus opalus (Olivier), Pachnaeus azurescens (Gyllenhal) citrus;

m. Citrus scale of various species, citrus and other shade trees and ornamental plants;

n. Citrus white fly, Dialeurodes citri (Ashmead) blackberry, ivy, button bush, cape jasmine, cherry laurel, Chinaberry, citrus, honeysuckle, japonica, oleander, Osage orange, pomegranate, smilax, scrub palmetto, trumpet flower, water oak, and other plants;

o. Cloudy-winged whitefly, Dialerurodes, citrifolii (Morgan) citrus, Indian laurel;

p. Cottony-cushion scale, Icerya purchase (Maskell) acadias, apple, apricot, careless weed, castor bean, citrus, coleus, fig, goldenrod, grapes, locust, magnolia, mulberry, myrtle, nettle, nightshade, oak, peach, pecan, pepper, pine, pomegranate, potato, quince, geranium;

q. Cuban laurel thrips, Gynaikorthrips ficorum (Marchal) Ficus retusa L, F. microcarpa, viburnum citrus, F. axillaris, F. aurea, F. benjamina, F. elastica, F. retusa, Codiaeum variegatum, Melicocca bijuga, Nicotiana tabacum, Viburnumsuspensum, Eucalyptus, Gliricidia, Calocarpum spp. and orchids;

r. Dictyospermum scale, Chrysomphalus distyospermi (Morgan) arborvitae, camphor, cape jasmine, citrus, rose, and other plants;

s. Dogwood borer, Thamnosphecia scitula (Harris) chestnut, dogwood, hickory, oak, and pecan;

t. European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Huber) favorite food plant is corn, but also feeds on any succulent plant;

u. Florida red scale, Chrysomphalus aonidum (Linnaeus) banana, begonia, camphor, citrus, japonica, oleander, palm, rose, rubber plant, and other plants;

v. Florida wax scale, Ceroplastes floridensis (Comstock) citrus, euonymus, myrtle, oleander, pomegranate, quince, and other plants;

w. Glover scale, Lepidosaphes gloverii (Packsard) citrus, magnolia, fuscata, and other plants;

x. Green shield scale, Pulvinaria psiddii (Maskell) citrus, fig, loquat, and other plants;

y.Gynaikothrips uzelli pest on Ficus;

z. Hemispherical scale, Saisetia coffaea (Walker) camellia, ferns, jasmine, oleander, orange, sago palm and other plants;

aa. Obscure scale, Melanaspis obscura (Comstock) Oak and pecan;

bb. Oriental fruit moth, Grapholitha molesta (Busck) apple, cherry, peach, pear, plum, and quince;

cc. Peach tree borer, Samninoidea exitosa (Say) peach and plum;

dd. Pear thrips, Taeniothrips inconsequens (Uzel) Pear;

ee. Pecan bud moth, Gretchena bolliana (Slingerland) hickory and pecan;

ff. Pecan leaf casebearer, Acrobasis juglandis (LeBaron) Hickory, pecan, walnut and wild crab;

gg. Pecan nut casebearer, Acrobasis caryae Grote Pecan;

hh. Plumeria Whitefly, Paraleyrodes perseae (Quintance);

ii. Purple scale, Lepidosaphes beckii (Newman) Citrus, eleagnus, fig, oak, olive, and other plants.

jj. Putnam scale, Aspidiotus ancylus (Putnam) Apple, ash, beech, cherry, currant, hackberry, linden, maple, oak, Osage orange, peach, pear, pecan, plum, quince, snowball, and willow.

kk. Pyriform scale, Protopulvinaria pyriformis (Cockerell) Cape jasmine, English ivy, and other plants.

ll. Red-banded thrips, Selenothrips rubrocinctus (Giard) Avocado, guava, and mango.

mm. San Jose scale, Aspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock) Acacia, alder American linden, apple, apricot, ash, black walnut, citrus trifolioata, crab apple, dogwood, elm, English willow, euonymus, gooseberry, huckleberry, Japan walnut, laurel, lemon, lime, Lombardy poplar maple, orange, Osage orange, peach, pear, pecan, persimmon, poplar, plum, quince, raspberry, rose, snowball, spirea, spruce, strawberry, sumac, willow, and other plants.

nn. Six-spotted mite, Eotetranychus sexmaculatus (Riley) Citrus.

oo. South American rice leaf miner, Hydrellia wirthi Korytkowski Rice.

pp. Strawberry crown borer, Tyloderma fragariae (Riley) Citrus.

qq. Strawberry root aphid, Aphis forbesi Weed.

rr. Strawberry root weevil, Brachyrhinus ovatus (Linnaeus) Strawberry.

ss. Striped citrus root weevil, Exophthalmus vittatus (Linnaeus) Citrus.

tt. Sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius) Sugar cane, corn, sorghum, and grasses.

uu. Sugarcane mealybug, Pseudococcus boninsis Sugar cane.

vv. Sugarcane rootstalk weevil/Diaprepes root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus Sugar cane.

ww. Sweetpotato whitefly, Q biotype, Bermisia tabaci (Gennadius) Various ornamentals, vegetables and agronomic crops.

xx. Walnut scale, Aspidiotus juglansregiae (Comstock) Apple, apricot, cherry, Japan plum, locust, maple, peach, pear, pecan, and walnut.

yy. White-fringed beetles, species of the genus Graphognathus Irish potatoes, peanuts, cotton, tomatoes, velvet beans, snap beans, lima beans, turnips, and many other plants.

zz. Whitefly, Paraleurodes perseae (Quaintance) Citrus and avocado.

2. Diseases and some plants they are likely to infect:

a. Bacterial citrus Variegated Chlorosis, Xylella Citrus.

b. Bacteria gumming disease, Xanthomonas campestris pv. Vasculonum Sugarcane;

c. Begomo viruses Various

d. Blueberry shock ilarviru blueberries;

e. Burrowing Nematode, Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne citrus, Ornamental Foliage Plants;

f. Corn cyst nematode, Heterodera Zeae Corn;

g. Crown Gall, Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Smith and Townsend) roses and many other hosts;

h.Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder crinivirus cucurbits;

i. Downy Mildew, Various Peronospora spp., Bremia spp., Plasmopara spp., and Basidiophora spp. attacking various woody ornamentals;

j. Fire Blight, Erwinia amlovora (Burill) apple and pear;

k. Gladiolus rust, Uromyces gladioli, Uromyces nyikensis, Uromyces transversalis, Puccinia gladioli Gladiola;

l. High Plains virus (sometimes complexed with wheat streak mosaic virus) Cereals;

m. Late Blight, Phytophthora infestans (Montagne) tomato and Irish potato;

n. Lettuce infectious yellows Crinivirus lettuce and cucurbits;

o. Maize stripe corn, wheat, barley and sorghum;

p. Oak disease, Phytophthora Quercina sp nov oak;

q. Oak Wilt, Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Quercus spp;

r. Pepino mosaic virus tomato (esp greenhouse), cucumber and Irish potato;

s. Pine twist rust, Melampsora pinitorqua pine;

t. Phony peach disease, Nanus mirabilis (Holmes) peach nectarines and other stone fruits;

u. Root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne spp. many plants;

v. Scleroderis canker, Gremmeniella Abietina pine, others;

w. Sweet Potato Russel Crack Virus, Sweet Potato Feathery Mottle Virus sweet potato;

x. Tomato Spotted wilt Virus bedding plants, tomato, peanuts, many others;

y. Watermelon Fruit Blotch, Acidovorax avenge subsp. Citrulli (Schaed et al.) watermelon;

z. Wilt ant root disease, Leptographium truncatum pine.

3. Emergency actions, regulatory stop/sale removal orders may be instituted at the discretion of the state entomologist upon the discovery of other especially injurious pests to prevent their spread until such time they may be officially listed.

2 Miss. Code. R. 1-3-01-101

Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-7.

Amended April 3, 1991, amended January 22, 2002; amended June 26, 2008.