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ATTENTION NURSERYMEN:

Clarification on the Japanese Beetle Program

In 1978, USDA amended the Japanese beetle Federal domestic quarantine to remove nursery stock and all other regulated articles except “means of conveyance”. April 24, 1979, USDA further amended the quarantine to regulate ONLY the movement of aircraft from infested states to those states that requested protection (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington). Because there is no Federal quarantine and the USDA does not regulate the movement of nursery stock, the National Plant Board adopted the Japanese Beetle Harmonization Plan in 1998 to facilitate the movement of nursery plants between states.

The Federal quarantine was amended in 2004 to add Arkansas to the list of quarantined states. Aircraft originating the Northwest Arkansas airport (Bentonville, Arkansas) was arriving in protected states with Japanese beetles onboard. That same year, nurseries in eastern Oklahoma experienced an explosion of adult Japanese beetles. USDA wants to take a pro-active approach and put Oklahoma under Federal quarantine BEFORE the beetles are found on aircraft leaving Oklahoma.

As the Horticulture/Pest Survey Program Administrator, I am committed to keeping the nursery industry informed of pests and pest alerts that would affect the industry. I have extended an invitation to Dr. Anwar Rizvi and Roeland Ellison, USDA Japanese Beetle Programs, to attend and speak at the ONLA/OGGA annual trade show in September. Although a Federal quarantine does not directly impact Oklahoma’s nursery industry, the implications of being a “federally quarantined state” may have far-reaching ramifications. I hope the affected nursery members will be present and engage in discussions on this very important issue.

Jeanetta Cooper

Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

Consumer Protection Services

"Transforming Your Profit Center"
Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape
Convention and Trade Show
September 24 & 25th, 2009
Cox Convention Center
Oklahoma City, OK
(Limited booth space available)
Register for your booth today!
Please call 405-942-5276
or
email - oklahomaonlaogga@aol.com
for more information.

Landscape Contractors Day
June 2009

Springcreek Nursery

details to follow!

Oklahoma Nursery Licence Fee

November 2007

the fee will be $100.00

applications at the Dept. Of Agriculture