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CDFA Pest Exclusion Branch 1220 N Street, Room 325 Sacramento, California 95814 State of California
Telephone: 916.654.0312 Fax: 916.654.0986 www.cdfa.ca.gov Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor
DATE: October 14, 2016 TO: All County Agricultural Commissioners FROM: Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services SUBJECT: AQW Pest Report No. 38-2016 Weekly AQW Report: For the week of September 15-21, 2016 Attached is the report for all A, Q and W pests intercepted or detected in California from September 15-21, 2016. Pests are identified by the California Department of Food and Agricultures Plant Pest Diagnostics (PPD) Laboratory. Los Angeles County Dog Team Interception PDR: 190P06060233
On September 13, 2016, Inspector/Handler Diana Eckert, with dog Agent, and Inspectors Lauren Eckert, Laura Kopase, and Jabbar Bond were working at a FedEx Facility in Los Angeles. Agent alerted on an unmarked box of ornamental foliage from Alabama. Upon inspection, inspectors Kopase and Bond found an ant inside the shipping box. The pest sample was submitted to the PPD Laboratory and identified as Q-rated Pseudomyrmex ejectus (ant). A notice of rejection was issued for violation of California
Food and Agricultural Code (FAC) Section 6461.5 (live
pests) and California FAC Section 6421 (lack of
markings). The shipment of cut foliage was destroyed by
freezing.
Blythe Rejection, Chicken and Treatment! PDRs: BL0P06612198 & 2199
On September 18, 2016, a commercial shipment of frozen chicken from Mississippi entered the Blythe Border Protection Station. During a random spot check of the shipment, Inspector Carolina Young Rodriguez intercepted several live pests towards the back of the trailer. As a result, the shipment was issued a notice of rejection for being in violation of California FAC Section 6461.5 (live pests). The pests, via digital imaging, were emailed to the PPD Laboratory and were preliminarily identified as Q-rated pests. The driver was given his options and elected to have the shipment treated in Arizona.
Dog Agent from Los Angeles County, photo courtesy of LA County
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AQW Pest Report No. 38-2016 Page 2 October 14, 2016
Treatment Procedure: The shipment returned back out of state to Arizona and before being treated by professional pest control, the entire frozen chicken product was off-loaded by forklift into an empty refrigerated trailer at the fumigation site. After treating the infested trailer with methyl bromide (MB), the trailer was then aired out for over two and a half hours (so the MB could dissipate) before being reloaded with the frozen chicken product. After being treated, the shipment re-entered California at the Blythe Border Protection Station and was reinspected with negative pest findings and released to the California destination. Specimens were submitted (mailed) to the PPD Laboratory and identified as Q-rated Paromius longulus (bug) and Q-rated Amnestus sp. (burrowing bug).
San Bernardino County Interceptions PDRs: 360P06381044, 1120, 1121
San Bernardino County Dog Team Inspector/Handler Kristina Cummings with dog Bishop and
inspectors Arnold Johnson and Shannon Lehrter intercepted multiple shipments of fruit and
leaves from Florida and South Carolina. Details of the interceptions are as follows:
PDR 360P06381044 360P06381120 360P06381121
Pest (s) Intercepted
A-rated Dysmicoccus grassii (mealybug)
Q-rated Milviscutulus mangiferae (mango shield scale)
Q-rated Prococcus acutissimus (slender soft scale)
Date 09/16/2016 09/20/2016 09/20/2016
Host and Origin
Annona sp. (fruit) uncertified and unmarked from Florida
Hass avocado plants certified and marked from South Carolina
Certified and marked longans leaves from Florida
Inspection Location
USPS Redland, permission obtained
FedEx Ground, Bloomington FedEx Ground, Bloomington
Disposition Destroyed Destroyed Destroyed
Violation(s) State Exterior Quarantine for Caribbean Fruit Fly, California Code of Regulations Section 3252, California FAC Section 6461.5 (live pests) and Section 6421 (lack of markings)
California FAC Section 6461.5 (live pests)
Left- Paromius longulus (bug), Right- Amnestus sp. (burrowing bug) intercepted off shipment of frozen chicken from Mississippi by Inspector Young Rodriguez of the Blythe Station. Images courtesy of the Blythe station!
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Fresno County Interceptions PDRs: 100P06282603, 2604, 2613
Fresno County Dog Team Inspector/Handler Samantha Tomlinson with dog Soya and inspectors James Blake and Kori Peterson intercepted multiple marked and certified shipments from Hawaii at FedEx Air in Clovis. Details of the interceptions are as follows:
PDR 100P06282603 100P06282604 100P06282613
Pest (s) Intercepted
Q-rated Pseudococcidae (mealybug)
A-rated Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli (magnolia white scale)
Q-rated Pseudococcidae (mealybug)
Date 09/20/2016 09/20/2016 09/14/2016
Host and Origin
Bird of paradise (cut flowers) from Hawaii
Certified and marked bird of paradise (cut flowers) from Hawaii
pineapples from Hawaii
Disposition Infested bird of paradise (cut flowers) were destroyed and the rest of the cut flowers released.
Infested bird of paradise (cut flowers) were destroyed and the rest of the cut flowers released.
Shipment of pineapples was released after cleaning.
Violation California FAC Section 6461.5 (live pests)
B C
Bird of paradise cut flower infested with A-mealybug and B&C-magnolia white scale, photos courtesy of Fresno County ty
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A/Q/W-Rated Pest Interceptions with Determinations Entered
September 15, 2016 through September 21, 2016
Grouped by PDR Activity
DateDetermined
LocationCommon Name
Scientific Name(or Family)Rating
PDRNumber Owner Shipper Name/StateHost
Dead orAliveor County
Exclusion & Detection
Quarantine - State Exterior (01)
Q 300P06413807 9/21/2016 Orange Parastou Pakravan Fromyouflowers.comGaultheria shallon CA
Milviscutulus mangiferaemango shield scaleQ 360P06381120 9/21/2016 San Bernardino Ernest Valdez Fast Growing treesAvocado (Hass) SCL
Pseudaulacaspis cockerellimagnolia white scaleA 100P06282604 9/21/2016 Fresno In Full Bloom Marsdan TropicalsBird of Paradise HI L
Prococcus acutissimusslender soft scaleQ 360P06381122 9/21/2016 San Bernardino Lien Nguyen Plant O Gram Inc.LONGAN FL L
PseudococcidaeQ 100P06282603 9/21/2016 Fresno In Full Bloom Marsdan TropicalsBird of Paradise HI L
Q NE0P06374152 9/21/2016 Needles outdoorL
Prococcus acutissimusslender soft scaleQ 360P06381121 9/21/2016 San Bernardino Lien Nguyen Plant O Gram Inc.Dimecarpus Longan FL L
Cylas formicariussweet potato weevilA 190P06060237 9/20/2016 Los Angeles Yes Produce Big Island AgSweet Potato HI L
CucurlionidaeQ NE0P06374145 9/20/2016 Needles appleL
Lepidosaphes chinensis Q 370P06400078 9/20/2016 San Diego Rosanna Aragon BuyLuckyBambooDracaena sp. FL L
Maconellicoccus hirsutuspink hibiscus mealybA 370P06400077 9/20/2016 San Diego Nguyet Le Hai Au DoamAnnona squamosa FL L
Maconellicoccus hirsutuspink hibiscus mealybA 370P06400076 9/20/2016 San Diego Nguyet Le Hai Au DoamAnnona squamosa FL L
Aspidiotus destructorcoconut scaleA 370P06400072 9/20/2016 San Diego Tropical Connection Palm World Growers, IHyophorbe lagencaulis FL
DiaspididaeQ 430P06135721 9/19/2016 Santa Clara My Chung Thanh Chunglongans FL
Maconellicoccus hirsutuspink hibiscus mealybA 430P06135721 9/19/2016 Santa Clara My Chung Thanh Chunglongans FL
Dysmicoccus grassiimealybugA 360P06381044 9/19/2016 San Bernardino Maila Cruz DcevanoAnnona sp. FL L
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