Baton Rouge, LA - The United States
Department of Agriculture has proclaimed April as Invasive Plant Pest and
Disease Awareness month. The USDA shows a 1.5-minute video on YouTube: Invasives Month available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9r8uusaYAo
You
Can Help Fight Invasive Plant Pests and Diseases. In Louisiana, pests
to watch for: Asian Citrus Psyllid; Asian Longhorned Beetle; Citrus Greening; Emerald Ash Borer; European Gypsy Moth; False Codling Moth; Giant African Snail; Imported Fire Ant; View All Pests
The
Cost To The U-S Economy From Invasive Plant Pests And Disease Is Staggering.
Researchers Say it’s Almost One Hundred Twenty Billion Dollars A Year.
Osama El-Lissy, Deputy Administrator, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: Each year invasive species cost America dearly. They damage crops, kill trees, and cause for costly response. But also invasive species could lead to closing markets to U-S products from infested areas.
That’s Why U-S-D-A’s Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service, Or Aphis (Ay-Fis), Is Devoting The Month Of April To Telling The Public About Invasive Pests And How They Can Affect Consumer Products.
Mike Watson, Executive Director, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: The foreign citrus diseases that have ravaged Florida could easily turn our orange juice into a luxury item. The Asian Longhorn beetle, which attacks maple trees, could also do the same thing to our maple syrup. European grapevine moth would be happy to consume those grapes that eventually could be turned into wine or grape jelly.
And that’s Just a Few of the Products Threatened by Invasive Plant Pests and Disease. Aphis Combats These Threats With A Three Pronged Approach.
Osama El-Lissy, Deputy Administrator, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: We begin by combating invasive pests in other countries before getting here. We check cargo and passenger packages crossing our borders and search across the country for any that may have slipped in so we can respond quickly.
Osama El-Lissy, Deputy Administrator, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: Each year invasive species cost America dearly. They damage crops, kill trees, and cause for costly response. But also invasive species could lead to closing markets to U-S products from infested areas.
That’s Why U-S-D-A’s Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service, Or Aphis (Ay-Fis), Is Devoting The Month Of April To Telling The Public About Invasive Pests And How They Can Affect Consumer Products.
Mike Watson, Executive Director, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: The foreign citrus diseases that have ravaged Florida could easily turn our orange juice into a luxury item. The Asian Longhorn beetle, which attacks maple trees, could also do the same thing to our maple syrup. European grapevine moth would be happy to consume those grapes that eventually could be turned into wine or grape jelly.
And that’s Just a Few of the Products Threatened by Invasive Plant Pests and Disease. Aphis Combats These Threats With A Three Pronged Approach.
Osama El-Lissy, Deputy Administrator, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: We begin by combating invasive pests in other countries before getting here. We check cargo and passenger packages crossing our borders and search across the country for any that may have slipped in so we can respond quickly.
Learn
How You Can Help Fight Invasive Plant Pests And Diseases By Going To Hungry Pests Dot Com.
Please email bob.ellison@usda.gov if
you have problems or suggestions.
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Contact:
Bridget Udoh
(225) 771-5714
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