Plant Pest Survey
Overview
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture inspects and surveys areas surrounding ports of entry to detect the introduction of foreign and domestic pests before they become a significant threat to the state's agricultural industry. These surveys, conducted by the Department's Division of Plant Industry, also detect and monitor the abundance and distribution of indigenous plant pests of economic importance. By documenting the presence, absence, or distribution in New Jersey of important plant pests, the Division enables farmers and plant growers to sell and transport plant materials to other states and foreign countries. Very often, other states or foreign countries require such surveys as a condition of certification that New Jersey grown plants and plant products are free of significant plant pests.
Vegetable transplants shipped into New Jersey from other states are inspected by the Division to prevent the movement into New Jersey of diseased or infested vegetable plants. All vegetable plants shipped into New Jersey must be certified to have been grown under an official certification program of the state of origin, or to have been inspected and certified to be apparently free of injurious insects, nematodes and plant diseases on the basis of an inspection conducted no more than three days prior to their removal from the soil. Each crate, basket or other container coming into New Jersey must contain an official certificate documenting the inspection or certification program.
Plant Pest Quarantine Regulations
To protect the agricultural industries of the state, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry has adopted the following quarantines which regulate the movement of plant material, and plant or plant-related pests into or within the state. Please click on any tab for more information
The New Jersey State Board of Agriculture has determined that white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola, Fischer) is a dangerous plant disease and is a nuisance.
In order to prevent the spread of white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola, Fisher) in the 星空无限传媒app, the distribution and movement of the plant material is regulated as follows:
1. Five-needled pines (Pinus sp.), except such pines visibly infected with white pine blister rust, may be moved into or within New Jersey.
2. The possession or movement of plant cultivars and hybrids of European Black
Currant (Ribes nigrum L.) into or within New Jersey is only allowed under special permit issued by the Department.
3. The possession or movement of red currant and gooseberry plants (Ribes sp. and Grossularia sp.) is allowed into or within New Jersey except the following municipalities, constituting a protective area: Montague, Sandyston, Walpack and Vernon Townships in Sussex County; West Milford, Ringwood Borough and Wanaque Township in Passaic County, and Jefferson Township in Morris County.
4. Currant plants and gooseberry plants other than the European Black Currant (Ribes nigrum L.) may be moved into and within all other points in New Jersey by complying with the general requirements of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for the movement of nursery stock (N.J.S.A. 4:7-16 et seq.).
The New Jersey State Board of Agriculture has determined that the Golden Nematode (Globodera rostochiensis) is present in the state of New York and in Canada, and is not known to be present in New Jersey. This pest, therefore, constitutes a serious threat to agriculture in New Jersey.
No soil, including sod and sand, shall be moved from any area known to be infested with Golden Nematode into the 星空无限传媒app, except when fumigated by an approved method and certified as such.
Material entering New Jersey in violation of this order shall be confiscated.
The New Jersey State Board of Agriculture has determined that the Ceriferus (or Japanese) wax scale (Ceroplastes ceriferus, F.) is a dangerously injurious insect and constitutes a menace to the trees and shrubs of the 星空无限传媒app. This scale is not native to New Jersey. The harboring or importation of the Ceriferus (or Japanese) wax scale is prohibited. Any building, product, or means of conveyance, which in the determination of the Department of Agriculture, presents a risk of the spread of this scale will be subject to the measures of control allowed by New Jersey Statutes.
The New Jersey State Board of Agriculture has determined that the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitus capitata) is a dangerously injurious insect and constitutes a menace to the fruits and vegetables of the 星空无限传媒app. The Mediterranean fruit fly is not native to New Jersey. The harboring or importation of the Mediterranean fruit fly is prohibited. Any building, product, or means of conveyance which in the determination of the Department of Agriculture, presents a risk of the spread of the Mediterranean fruit fly will be subject to the measures of control allowed by New Jersey Statutes.
The New Jersey State Board of Agriculture has determined that the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) is a dangerously injurious insect and constitutes a menace to the trees and lumber produced in the 星空无限传媒app.
Materials and species of trees regulated include the following:
- Firewood,
- Green lumber,
- Nursery stock
- Any material living, dead, cut or fallen off logs, stumps, roots, branches or debris of half an inch or more of the following genera:
- Acer (maple)
- Aesculus (horse chestnut)
- Albizia (mimosa)
- Betula (birch)
- Celtis (hackberry)
- Cercidiphyllum (katsura)
- Fraxinus (ash)
- Platanus (sycamore)
- Populus (poplar)
- Salix (willow)
- Sorbus (mountain ash)
- Ulmus ( elm)
Restrictions include the Importation of regulated articles, or which are subject to the requirements of 7 C.F.R. § 301.51 Asian longhorned beetle quarantine, from a quarantine area is prohibited unless accompanied by a certificate or limited permit.
The New Jersey State Board of Agriculture has determined that the Africanized honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata) is a dangerously injurious insect and constitutes a menace to the practice of apiculture in the 星空无限传媒app. The Africanized honey bee is not native to New Jersey. The keeping or importation of the Africanized honey bee in any stage of development is prohibited, including:
- honey bees with characteristics identifiable with the subspecies (Apis mellifera scutellata), regardless of the purity of the genetic strains of the bees,
- fresh or frozen bee sperm,
- equipment,
- shipping and storage containers that have been used in an apiary,
- unprocessed comb,
- vehicles that have been used to carry regulated articles, other than fresh or frozen bee sperm, is prohibited,
- any other product, or means of conveyance, which in the determinationof the Department of Agriculture, presents a risk of the spread of the Africanized honey bee
The New Jersey State Board of Agriculture has determined that American Foulbrood (Paenibacillus larvae) and Varroa Mites (Varroa destructor) are both a dangerous plant disease and a dangerous pest. Regulations pertain to all honey bee colonies (including nucs), queens, packaged bees, and used apiary equipment (including honey supers) originating from a regulated area.
All colonies, queens, packaged bees and used apiary equipment shipped into New Jersey must be officially certified by the State of origin to be apparently free contagious and infectious disease, or arthropod pests at the time certification. An official certificate of inspection from the regulatory agency in the State of origin shall accompany each shipment from a regulated area into New Jersey and shall be valid only for 60 days from the time of inspection. All queens or package bees shipped to New Jersey shall be accompanied by a federally approved miticide treatment for the control of Varroa mite.
The New Jersey State Board of Agriculture has determined that the Khapra Beetle (Torgoderma granarium) is a dangerously injurious insect and constitutes a menace to the food and grain stocks of the 星空无限传媒app. The Khapra Beetle is not native to New Jersey. The harboring or importation of the Khapra Beetle is prohibited. Any building, product, or means of conveyance which in the determination of the Department of Agriculture, presents a risk of the spread of the Khapra Beetle will be subject to the measures of control allowed by New Jersey Statutes.
The New Jersey State Board of Agriculture has determined that any live snail, in any stage of development that feeds on plants and does not occur naturally in New Jersey including, but not limited to, the following: the brown garden snail, Helix aspersa; the green or burrowing snail, H. aperta; the pulmonate snail, H. pomatia; the white garden snail, Theba pisana; the giant African snail, Achatha fulica; the giant South American snail, Megalobulimus oblongus; the lactea snail, Otala lacteal, are to be considered dangerous pests and constitute a menace to agriculture. Known Statewide infestations include the following States: Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Washington
Regulated materials include:
- Plant materials harboring live, non-native phytophagous snails,
- live, non-native phytophagous snails themselves,
- and/or other articles capable of transporting non-native phytophagous snails.
Restrictions include the following:
- Raising, maintaining, and/or holding live, non-native phytophagous snails.
- Movement of live, non-native phytophagous snails into or through the State in any stage of development.
Nursery Stock Quarantine
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