APHIS Updates PPQ Manuals for Oct. 17
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes Oct. 17 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
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Postentry Quarantine Manual: The following changes have been made to the Postentry Quarantine Manual (here) to reflect up-to-date information and corrections. The specific changes are listed after the page number and section below.
Chapter 7: List of Circulars
- Page 7-5: Ceratocystis mangicola (Soradariomycetes: Microascales), Ceratocystis mangivora (Soradariomycetes: Microascales), and Pseudofusicoccum stromatricum (Dothideomyctes: Botryosphaeriales) have been added to the list of circulars under Circular 32: Diseases of Mangifera spp. with accompanying references to circular
- Page 7-7: Cytospora rosarum (Soradariomycetes: Dioporthales) has been added to the list of circulars under Circular 46: Diseases of Rosa spp. with accompanying reference to circular; NEW Circular 52: Diseases of Vaccinium spp. has been added to the list of circulars; Dioporthe australafricana (Sordariomycetes: Dioporthales) has been added to the list of circulars under NEW Circular 52: Diseases of Vaccinium spp. with accompanying reference to circular*
- Page 7-8: NEW Circular 54: Diseases of Ziziphus spp. has been added to the list of circulars; Longidorus pisi (Longidoridae) has been added to the list of circulars under NEW Circular 54: Diseases of Ziziphus spp. with accompanying reference to circular*
Chapter 8: Alphabetical List of Diseases
- Page 8-1: Ceratocystis mangicola (Sordariomycetes: Microascales) and Ceratocystis mangivora (Sordariomycetes: Microascales) have been added to the alphabetical list of diseases
- Page 8-2: Cytospora rosarum (Sordariomycetes: Dioporthalies) and Dioporthe australafricana (Sordariomycetes: Dioporthales) have been added to the alphabetical list of diseases
- Page 8-3: Longidorus pisi (Longidoridae) and Pseudofusicoccum stromaticum (Dothideomycetes: Botryosphaeriales) have been added to the alphabetical list of diseases
- Chapter 10: Disease and Pathogenic Organism Circulars
- Page 10-2: NEW Circular 52: Diseases of Vaccinium spp. and NEW Circular 54: Diseases of Ziziphus spp. have been added to the chapter table of contents
- Page 10-94: Ceratocystis mangicola (Soradariomycetes: Microascales) and Ceratocystis mangivora (Sordariomycetes: Microascales) have been added under Circular 32: Diseases of Mangifera spp.
- Page 10-97: Pseudofusicoccum stromaticum (Dothideomycetes: Botryosphaeriales) has been added under Circular 32: Diseases of Mangifera spp.
- Page 10-123: Cytospora rosarum (Sordariomycetes: Dioporthales) has been added under Circular 46: Diseases of Rosa spp.
- Page 10-136: NEW Circular 52: Diseases of Vaccinium spp. has been added; Dioporthe australafricana (Sordariomycetes: Dioporthales) has been added under NEW Circular 52: Diseases of Vaccinium spp.*
- Page 10-137: NEW Circular 54: Diseases of Ziziphus spp. has been added; Longidorus pisi (Longidoridae) has been added under NEW Circular 54: Diseases of Ziziphus spp.
*Subsequent circular numbers are changed to reflect the addition of the NEW circular.
Appendix A: Directory of PPQ Postentry Quarantine Liaison Officers
- California and Minnesota contact information has been updated
Links contained in the Table of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, and the Index have all been updated as well as the manual's internal and external cross-references as needed.
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