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A Few Insect Pests. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine. Bark Beetle Damage in National Forests. Image from The Columbian. Ips sp. Image Pest and Diseases Image Library, Bugwood.org.
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A Few Insect Pests United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine
Bark Beetle Damage in National Forests Image from The Columbian
Ips sp. Image Pest and Diseases Image Library, Bugwood.org
Scolytidae sp. of Image CBP SAIR Report
Wood Packing Material 2011 Shipments required to return to Mexico Shipments found to have Due to Non Compliant WPMPests in WPM California 46 0 Arizona 76 12 New Mexico 3 0 Texas 683197 Total 808 209 • 2010 • 58 39
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Red Palm Weevil Image CISR Image CISR Image CISR
Rhynchophorus palmarum South American Palm Weevil Image CISR
South American Palm Weevil Larva Image CISR
Palm Weevils - Early Detection Red Palm Weevil Found at Laguna Beach summer 2010 & spring 2011 South American Palm Weevil Found at San Ysidro and Calexico summer/fall 2011 150 traps placed in Arizona Image CISR
Leafhoppers – family Cicadellidae Currently there are 9 groups or species of leafhoppers listed on the Action List for Mexico, but several other leafhoppers are under consideration for inclusion on the list. Leafhopper feeding on plants can result in losses of over 60% of a crop and can result in spreading of bacterial disease. Chemical control can reduce populations by up to 95%.
Agallia constricta cubana Image USDA, APHIS, PPQ
Graphocephala punctulata Found on Apium graveolens from Mexico ImageUSDA, APHIS, PPQ
Calendar Year 2011Cargo Shipments at Mexican Border returned to Mexico, fumigated, or destroyed due to pest interceptions. California Arizona Texas 373 267 1595