The most recent release, "Expansion of Quarantine Areas for the Imported Fire Ant (Solenopis invicta Buren, S. richteri Forel, and hybrids of these species) in Arkansas and Tennessee," was submitted on Oct. 28, 2022.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published 32 the month before, marking an 18 percent decrease for the current month.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service protects and promotes U.S. agricultural health, regulates genetically engineered organisms, administers the Animal Welfare Act, and manages wildlife damage.
A desired increase in funding will support programs to help control or eradicate plant and animal pests and diseases that can be crippling to US producers.
Press releases by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in October 2022
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Expansion of Quarantine Areas for the Imported Fire Ant (Solenopis invicta Buren, S. richteri Forel, and hybrids of these species) in Arkansas and Tennessee | 10/28/2022 |
| APHIS Withdraws Select Agent Regulatory Exclusions for Two Strains of African Swine Fever Virus | 10/27/2022 |
| New Dashboard Shows Broad View of Avian Influenza Sampling Results in Wild Birds | 10/27/2022 |
| Texas’s Allium/Onion Leafminer Program Recognized by APHIS Under the Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP) Program | 10/26/2022 |
| APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Fresh Pineapple from Taiwan | 10/26/2022 |
| APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Cacao Pods from Hawaii | 10/24/2022 |
| APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Passion Fruit and Sweet Granadilla from Hawaii | 10/24/2022 |
| APHIS Issues Regulatory Status Review Responses: Infinite Enzymes, Inc., Corn and J.R. Simplot Potato | 10/21/2022 |
| USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Backyard Non-Poultry Flock in Rhode Island | 10/21/2022 |
| APHIS updates the Golden Nematode (Globodera rostochiensis) Regulated Area in Suffolk County in New York | 10/20/2022 |
| APHIS Removes the Mexican Fruit Fly (Anastrepha ludens) Quarantine in Harlingen and Reduces the Quarantine in Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas | 10/19/2022 |
| APHIS Reduces the Mexican Fruit Fly (Anastrepha ludens) Quarantine in Cameron and Willacy Counties, Texas | 10/19/2022 |
| APHIS Removes the Oriental Fruit Fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) Quarantine in North Hills, Los Angeles County, California | 10/18/2022 |
| APHIS Announces Funding Opportunity for Tribes and Tribal Organizations Supporting Farm Bill Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Activities | 10/17/2022 |
| USDA Proposes Additional Requirements for Imported Chilean Table Grapes | 10/14/2022 |
| Draft pathway analysis Assessing pathways of introduction for potato wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) from Canada into the United States is available for public comments | 10/14/2022 |
| Oregon’s Allium/Onion Leafminer Program Recognized by APHIS Under the Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP) Program | 10/13/2022 |
| APHIS Provides Over $9 Million in Funding to Control and Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease | 10/12/2022 |
| USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial Chickens in Arkansas | 10/07/2022 |
| USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Backyard Non-Poultry Flock in New Mexico | 10/06/2022 |
| APHIS Completes Final Environmental Assessment for First Seven States Affected by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza | 10/06/2022 |
| Recent APHIS Tribal Relations Training and Workshop Highlights | 10/06/2022 |
| USDA Hosts Second African Swine Fever Action Week October 10-14, 2022 | 10/05/2022 |
| PPQ 586 Transit Permit Application Now Available in APHIS eFile! | 10/04/2022 |
| APHIS Updates Federal Domestic Soil Quarantine | 10/04/2022 |
| APHIS Authorizes the Importation of Fresh Pummelo Fruit from Vietnam into the United States | 10/04/2022 |