2008-09 Citrus to AustraliaPre-Clearance Program

Work Plan Requirements

Requirements – before start

• Advantages and disadvantages• All citrus eligible• Navels no longer require bean thrips trapping• Increased fruit cutting instead• Packer signs up with CCQC• USDA pre-inspection• Inspection area and table• County trains packer fruit cutters• AQIS final inspection – facility, traceback (label)• All scheduling through CCQC (Dave Riggs)

The Work Plan

• Working from 2007 version (or vs. and)

• Segregation of Australian citrus

• RFI and NOI – Dave will detail

• Quarantine Pest list – 3 main pests

Plus for Arizona….

• Yuma Spider Mite

The whole list…Quarantine Pest Common Name

Aleurothrixus floccosus Woolly whitefly

Alternaria alternata pv. citri Alternaria brown spot

Amyelois transitella Navel orange worm

Aphis fabae Green citrus aphid

Argyrotaenia citrana Orange tortrix

Caliothrips fasciatus Bean thrips

Diaphorina citri Asiatic citrus psyllid

Eotetranychus yumensis Yuma spider mite

Frankliniella occidentalis Western flower thrips

Homalodisca coagulata Glassy winged sharp shooter

Parabemisia myricae Bayberry whitefly

Platynota stultana Omnivorous leaf roller

Pseudococcus citri Citrus thrips

Pseudococcus maritimus Grapevine mealybug

Scirtothrips citri California citrus thrips

Inspection table requirements

• 2 meters long• 1.2 meters wide• White laminate

surface or similar• Lighted magnifier• 600 lux of lighting• Low forklift traffic• No smoking• Reasonable

temperature of area

Other concerns…

• Small acreage lots many lot #s, but lose least amount when pest found.

• Lots identified at beginning of season names remain for duration.

• Inspection area should be as far as possible away from outside contamination.

• For more info, there will be 4 workshops.

• 9/30 – Yuma 10/1 – Riverside 10/15 – Tulare 10/17 - Bakersfield