HOW YOU CAN HELP

■ Don’t pack a pest. When traveling or mailing fresh goods, make 

sure you don’t have any unintended stowaways. Never bring or mail 

fresh fruits, vegetables, or plants into the United States without proper 

clearance from agriculture inspectors.

■ Don’t transport firewood. Burn it in the county where you buy it.

■ Be aware of quarantined areas. Don’t transfer fruits, vegetables, or 

plants in or out of areas that are under quarantine.

■ Check your packages. Invasive pests can come packaged in things we order from other 

States or countries. Check packaging and goods to ensure unwanted pests don’t sneak in. 

■ Report a pest. If you see an unusual pest in your backyard or anywhere else, report it 

to your local agriculture agency. 

One uninvited guest can devastate an industry.

MOST WANTED

Smuggling 

Interdiction and 

Trade Compliance 

(SITC) detects 

and prevents the 

unlawful entry 

and distribution 

of prohibited 

products that may be harmful to 

America’s agriculture and forests. 

Report suspected smuggling: 

HOTLINE (800) 877-3835

Asian 

Longhorned 

Beetle

The ALB has 

destroyed millions 

of acres in the 

Northeast and 

could become one of the most 

destructive and costly pests to 

enter the United States.

www.BeetleBusters.info

Citrus Pests 

and Diseases

The U.S. citrus 

industry in Florida and California 

produces 96 percent of America’s 

citrus and has a more than 

$9 billion annual impact on the 

Nation’s economy. Citrus-related 

pests and diseases have devastated 

millions of crop acres.

www.SaveOurCitrus.org United States Department of Agriculture

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Program Aid No. 2096

Issued September 2011

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider and employer. 
Since 2001, the SITC program, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, has played a major role in intercepting smuggled agricultural products before they reach 

U.S. markets.

Using a variety of survey, analytical, and intelligence tools, SITC works closely with the U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection at U.S. ports of entry to investigate, identify, and confiscate 

prohibited products before they enter the country. These efforts are critical to safeguard our country’s 

agriculture industry from invasive pests and diseases. But we can’t do it without your help!

Don’t pack it unless you can declare it. 

Help stop agricultural smuggling.

www.aphis.usda.gov/international_safeguarding/sitc/

Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance (SITC)

Report suspected smuggling: HOTLINE (800) 877-3835 United States Department of Agriculture

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Program Aid No. 2097 

Issued September 2011

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider and employer. 
Threats to U.S. Agriculture

Asian Longhorned Beetle

Host(s): Hardwood trees

Mediterranean Fruit Fly

Host(s): Citrus plants 

Asian Citrus Psyllid

Host(s): Citrus plants

Smuggling prohibited 

products can have harmful 

effects on America’s 

agriculture and forests.

Why Should I Get Involved? 

Safeguarding America’s agriculture industry is critical to domestic food production and has many positive 

effects on our country’s citizens and economy. America’s agriculture industry: 

■ Employs hundreds of thousands of people each year 

■ Contributes billions of dollars to our economy annually

■ Produces 96 percent of U.S. citrus in Florida and California alone

■ Provides consumers with a wide variety of foods, a key to good nutrition

■ Helps protect and preserve natural resources

Agricultural pests and diseases impact us all—

and only we can prevent their spread.

www.aphis.usda.gov/hungrypests/

Emerald Ash Borer

Host(s): Ash trees

Light Brown Apple Moth

Host(s): Broad range 

of plants and 

agricultural crops 

United States Department of Agriculture

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Program Aid No. 2098 

Issued September 2011

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider and employer.