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and posted to the grant 1977, has been regulated ever since
application website along with on imported cut flowers and plants.
a pre-grant award guide. The Importation of chrysanthemum
website is: https://iraucfgrants. plants, including propagative
urbanandcommunityforests.org/. material in the form of cuttings
and tissue culture, has been
This is a time sensitive
announcement as the Grant greatly restricted. APHIS notes that
Application Deadline: June 1, 2023, evolving biological information
11:59 PM supports deregulation of the pest.
Chrysanthemum and synonymous
Craig Regelbrugge genera are currently regulated by
Box Tree Moth – The Latest APHIS as “not authorized pending
pest risk analysis” (NAPPRA).
The Michigan Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development APHIS has also prepared a pest risk
(MDARD) recently announced new analysis for potential importation
quarantine measures in all or part of org/thrive-web-series, provides a of Chrysanthemum spp. (cuttings
four counties in Michigan for box tree historical background of box tree and tissue culture grown under
moth (Cydalima perspectalis). moth in Europe, an explanation of a systems approach) from 20
the phenology, biology, and ecology countries currently regulated for
This announcement comes after of BTM, as well as best management chrysanthemum white rust.
the discovery of box tree moth practices (BMPs) developed in
in Clinton Township, located in Canada. AmericanHort and The Comments on the economic
Lenawee County, in November 2022. Horticultural Research Institute evaluation and pest risk analysis
The affected counties include all of will continue to provide updates will be accepted through June 16.
Lenawee and Washtenaw counties and educational opportunities AmericanHort is reviewing these
and portions of Monroe and Jackson concerning this pest threat. If you documents and may submit
counties. The full announcement is wish to learn more about box tree official comments. The notice and
available using the link below this moth, resources are available associated documents can be found
article. While the quarantine area on the HRI website, https://www. at https://www.regulations.gov/
was more extensive than initially hriresearch.org/. Several box tree search?filter=APHIS-2021-0081.
anticipated, it reflects the potential moth educational sessions are also Craig Regelbrugge
area of infestation with hopes of planned at Cultivate’23.
eliminating the artificial spread of
box tree moth through horticultural https://www.michigan. Craig J. Regelbrugge
trade. gov/mdard/about/media/ Executive Vice President
pressreleases/2023/04/10/quarantine- of Advocacy, Research
AmericanHort continues to support to-stop-the-spread-of-box-tree-moth & Industry Relations at
and encourage research and AmericanHort
Michael Martin, PhD 202-789-8111
scouting to develop a systems-
based approach for preventing, USDA May Deregulate Sara Neagu-Read is
controlling, and hopefully containing Chrysanthemum Rust Director, Advocacy and
or eradicating box tree moths USDA’s Animal & Plant Health Government Affairs at
(Cydalima perspectalis). The Inspection Service (APHIS) has AmericanHort
Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) published a notice of availability of
recently hosted a box tree moth an economic evaluation concerning Michael Martin, PhD, is
webinar, The Basics of Box Tree Moth, the possible deregulation of the Science, Research,
as part of its ongoing tHRIve Web chrysanthemum white rust (Puccinia & Regulatory Programs
Series. This webinar, accessible using horiana). The pest, first detected in Director at AmericanHort
this link: https://www.hriresearch.

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