South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 10a - ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID › Section 27-137 - Designation of Asian Citrus psyllid as plant pest and quarantine

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. Asian citrus
			 psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, is hereby designated a plant pest,
			 pursuant to Title 46, Chapter 9, Section15, SC Code of Laws.
2. Effective immediately, a quarantine is
			 placed on Charleston County, Beaufort County and Colleton County for ACP.
			 Regulated articles as cited below may not be moved into or within unregulated
			 areas of South Carolina from these counties except as outlined
			 hereafter.
3. The following are
			 regulated articles based on the fact that they are plants or plant parts that
			 are hosts of ACP: All plants, budwood, cuttings, or other fresh or live plant
			 parts, except seed and fruit, of: Aegle marmelos, Aeglopsis chevalieri,
			 Afraegle gabonensis, A. paniculata, Atalantia monophylla, Atalantia spp.,
			 Balsamocitrus dawaei, Bergera (=Murraya) koenigii, Calodendrum capense, X
			 Citroncirus webberi, Citropsis articulata, Citropsis gilletiana, C.
			 schweinfurthii, Citrus madurensis (= X Citrofortunella microcarpa), Citrus
			 spp., Clausena anisum olens, C. excavata, C. indica, C. lansium, Eremocitrus
			 glauca, Eremocitrus hybrid, Fortunella spp., Limonia acidissima, Merrillia
			 caloxylon, Microcitrus australasica, Microcitrus australis, M. papuana, X
			 Microcitronella spp., Murraya spp., Naringi crenulata, Pamburus missionis,
			 Poncirus trifoliata, Severinia buxifolia, Swinglea glutinosa, Tetradium
			 ruticarpum, Toddalia asiatica, Triphasia trifolia, Vepris (=Toddalia)
			 lanceolata, and Zanthoxylum fagara.
4. In order to be eligible to move interstate
			 or intrastate from ACP quarantined areas, regulated articles must meet the
			 following requirements:
A. Treatment. All
			 regulated articles moving from quarantined counties must be treated with any
			 approved treatment for ACP either listed in 7 CFR 305 or listed below in this
			 Order1 using an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved product labeled
			 for use in nurseries. Persons applying treatments must follow the product
			 label, its applicable directions, and all restrictions and precautions,
			 including statements pertaining to Worker Protection Standards.
i. Regulated articles not intended for
			 consumption must be treated with a drench containing imidacloprid as the active
			 ingredient within 30 days prior to shipping and also be treated with a foliar
			 spray with a product containing either acetamiprid, chlorpyrifos, or
			 fenpropathrin as the active ingredient within 10 days prior to
			 movement.
ii. Or, in the case of
			 regulated articles intended for consumption or decorative use, such as fresh
			 curry leaf (Bergera Murraya) koenigii), or mock orange (Murraya paniculata)
			 leaves that are incorporated into leis or floral arrangements, this plant
			 material must be treated prior to the interstate movement in accordance with
			 APHIS treatment schedule T101 n 2 (methyl bromide fumigation treatment for
			 external feeding insects on fresh herbs) at the times and rates specified in
			 the treatment manual and safeguarded until movement. As an alternative to
			 methyl bromide fumigation, regulated materials originating from an area not
			 quarantined for CG may be irradiated in accordance with 7 CFR 305.