Quarantine Pests & Phytosanitary Certification
All fruit export shipments must be inspected and certified to be pest-free for the quarantine pests listed for the specific destination country. Depending on your location, either USDA or USDA certified state agents perform these inspections just prior to loading shipments for transport. However, before this can happen each facility wishing to export to a specific country must be registered well in advance with USDA, the state agency and/or with a shipping agent responsible for negotiating the export agreement with the country for which you wish to ship.
Some countries have additional treatment requirements and declarations for either specific arthropod or disease pests. For more information on the phytosanitary requirements of the country for which you would like to export, or how to become a registered exporting facility see the list of contacts to the right.
Quarantine Pests
Listed below are quarantine pests (insects and mites only) with the specific country requiring pest-free phytosanitary certification. The list may not be complete as pests may be added at any time by the export country. Some of the pests listed here do not occur on apples or pear, and may not even be found in the Pacific Northwest. They are included here because they appear on that country's general pest quarantine list which does not discriminate between crops or their origins. An attempt was made here to indicate which pests are not found here. Countries not included in this list either do not allow import of apples or pears, do not list any specific pests, or are included under the European Union. Also, recently added to this list: pathogens such as fungal or bacterial pest organisms that may be included on the phytosanitary certificate are shown in green. Check with your inspectors or exporter for additional information on required treatments, labelling and additional quarantine organisms. Additional country specific shipping information can be found at NHC's Export Manual: Individual Countries.
Footnote Key:
1 From area certified to be free of pest, or shipment treated for;
2 not known to be in WA;
3 even dead specimen will cause shipment rejection;
4 known to already occur in that country.
Country |
Quaratine PestApples & Pears |
| Argentina | Plum Curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) Cherry fruit worm (Cydia packardi) Lesser apple worm (Cydia prunivora) Apple maggot1 (Rhagoletis pomonella) Sapote fruit fly2 (Anastrepha serpentina) Fireblight (Erwina amylovora) |
| Armenia | Oriental fruit moth (Cydia molesta = Grapholita molesta) Apple maggot1 (Rhagoletis pomonella) |
| Azerbaijan | Oriental fruit moth (Cydia molesta = Grapholita molesta) Apple maggot1 (Rhagoletis pomonella) |
| Brazil | Citrus flat mite (Brevipalpus lewsisi) Plum Curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) Lesser apple worm (Cydia prunivora) Apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) Pacific spider mite (Tetranychus pacificus) Fireblight (Erwina amylovora) Rusts (Gymnosporangium spp.) Apple leaf blotch (Phyllosticta solitaria) |
| Canada | Apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) |
| Chile | Apple maggot1 (Rhagoletis pomonella) Plum Curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) Pear psylla (Carcopsylla pyricola) Fireblight (Erwina amylovora) |
| China | Contact Northwest Fruit Exporters |
| Colombia | Apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) Codling moth (Cydia pomonella plus other Cydia spp.) San Jose scale (Quadraspidiosus perniciosus) Pink hibiscus mealybug2 (Maconellicoccus hirsutus) |
| Cuba | Fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) San Jose scale (Quadraspidiosus perniciosus) Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) Oriental fruit moth (Cydia molesta) Citrus flat mite (Brevipalpus lewsisi) Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) Sweetpotato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci type B.) European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) Japanese beetle (Polillia japonica) Gypsy moth (Porthetria dispar) Pink hibiscus mealybug2 (Maconellicoccus hirsutus) Apple maggot1 (Rhagoletis pomonella) Medeteranian fruit fly2 (Ceratitis capitata) Mexican fruit fly2 (Anastrepha ludens) Sapote fruit fly 2 (Anastrepha serpentina) Oriental fruit fly2 (Bactrocera dorsalis) European red mite (Panonychus ulmi) "low levels tolerated" |
| Dominican Republic | Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) Medeteranian fruit fly2 (Ceratitis capitata) Oriental fruit fly2 (Bactrocera dorsalis) |
| Ecuador | Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) Oriental fruit fly2 (Bactrocera dorsalis) Rhagoletis spp. |
| Egypt | San Jose scale (Quadraspidiosus perniciosus) Peach twig borer4 (Anarsia lineatella) Green apple aphid4 (Aphis pomi) Grape mealybug4 (Pseudococcus maritimus) Codling moth4 (Cydia pomonella) Woolly apple aphid4 (Eriosoma lanigerum) European Red mite4 (Panonychus ulmi) Fireblight4 (Erwina amylovora) Apple scab4 (Venturia inaequalis) |
| El Salvador | Pink hibiscus mealybug1,2 (Maconellicoccus hirsutus) |
| European Union | Cherry fruit worm (Grapholita packardi) Apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) Western cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis indifferends) Apple curculio (Tachypterellus quadrigibbus) Brown rot (Monilinia fructiciola) |
| Georgia | Oriental fruit moth (Cydia molesta) Apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) |
| India | Check with Importer |
| Indonesia | Black cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis fausta) Apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) several other fruit flies not in the Pacific Northwest |
| Iran | Contact USDA/APHIS Export Service 301.734.8537 |
| Isreal | San Jose scale (Quadraspidiosus perniciosus) "fruit flies" (not specified) "fruit moths" (not specified) "external feeders" (mites, mealybugs, aphids, etc.) check for "disease" symptoms |
| Japan | Fireblight (Erwina amylovora) |
| Jordan | San Jose scale (Quadraspidiosus perniciosus) Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) Tephritid fruit flies "mites" (not specified) Fireblight (Erwina amylovora) "fungi" (not specified) |
| Kazakhstan | Oriental fruit moth (Cydia molesta) Apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) |
| Korea | Apple & Pears prohibited due to unspecified pests |
| Mexico | Naval orangeworm2 (Amyelois transitella) Western fruit-tree leafroller (Archips argyrospilus) Orange tortrix2 (Argyrotaenia citrana) Oblique banded leaf roller (Choristaneura rosaceana) Plum curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) Oriental fruit moth (Cydia molesta) Omnivorous leaf roller2 (Platynota stultana) Carob moth2 (Spectrobates ceratoniae) Khapra beetle2 (Trogoderma granarium) |
| Morocco | Apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) |
| New Zealand | Plum curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) Winter moth (Operophtera brumata) Cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis spp.) Apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) |
| Nicaragua | Pink hibiscus mealybug1,2 (Maconellicoccus hirsutus) |
| Norway | Apple maggot3 (Rhagoletis pomonella) San Jose scale3 (Quadraspidiosus perniciosus) |
| Pakistan | List pending country submission to APHIS |
| Peru | Oriental fruit fly1,2 (Bactrocera dorsalis) Oriental fruit moth (Cydia molesta) Lesser apple worm (Cydia prunivora) |
| Russia | Oriental fruit moth (Cydia molesta) Apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) |
| Saudia Arabia | San Jose scale (Quadraspidiosus perniciosus) |
| South Africa | Apples, pears & cherries prohibited from ID, OR, & WA and any other location with the following: Mexican fruit fly2 (Anastrepha ludens) mite2 (Eotetranychus pruni) 6-spotted mite2 (Eotetranychus sexmaculatus) 4-spotted spider mite2 (Tetranychus canadensis) McDaniel spider mite (Tetranychus McDaniel) Pacific spider mite2 (Tetranychus Pacificus) Schoene spider mite2 (Tetranychus Schoenei) From other states - must be free of: South American fruit fly2 (Anastrepha Fraterculus) West Indian fruit fly2 (A. mombinpraeoptans) Oriental fruit fly2 (Bactrocera Dorsalis) Oriental fruit moth (Cydia molesta) Queensland fruit fly2 (Dacus tryoni) mite2 (Eotetranychus pruni) six-spotted mite2 (E. sexmaculatus) pear psyllid (Psylla pyricola) Apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) Hawthorne spider-mite2 (Tetranychus canadensis) McDaniel spider mite (T. mcdanieli) Pacific spider mite2 (T. pacificus) Schoene spider mite2 (T. scheoenei) Spider mite2 (T.viennensis) |
| Taiwan | Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) Plum curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) Apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) |
| Venezuela | Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) |
| Vietnam | San Jose scale (Quadraspidiosus perniciosus) |
Quick Links:
Export Contacts
USDA Trade/Export
Washington & Alaska
Joyce West, Exp. Cert. Sp.
Phone: (509) 249-5568
Fax: (509) 249-5570, 1710 S 24th Ave, Yakima, WA 98902
Julie Ito, Exp. Cert. Sp.
Phone: (206) 878-6610
Fax: (206) 870-8043, 835 S 192nd St. Ste. 1600, Sea-Tac, WA 98148
(or see Directory )
Idaho State
Curtis Thornberg, Exp. Cert. Sp.
Phone: (208) 373-1600
Fax: (208) 378-5794, 9118 W Blackeagle Dr., Boise, ID 83709
(also helps covers OR & MT)
(or see Directory )
USDA - Oregon
Melissa Morrison, Plt. Health Sp.
Phone: (503) 326-2814 x225
Fax: (503) 326-2969, 6135 NE 80th Ave., Ste. A-5, Portland, OR 97218
(or see Directory )
USDA - California
Export Certification Specialists Directory (Too many to list here.)
Washington State Inspections
WSDA - Headquarters
Jim Quigley, Program Admin.Phone: (360) 902-1833
State of Washington
Department of Agriculture
1111 Washington Street
P.O. Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
Yakima, Cowiche, Grandview, Pasco, Wapato
Karen Cozzetto, Acting Admin.
Phone: (509) 249-6909
Chuck Dragoo, Act. Distr. Mngr.
Phone: (509) 249-6910
John Testermn, Act. Distr. Asst. Mngr. Phone: (509) 249-6911
21 North First Street, Suite 226
Yakima, Washington 98902
Phone: (509)249-6900
Toll Free (866) 236-5008
Fax: (509) 575-2537
Wenatchee, Chelan, Brewster, Mt. Vernon, Okanogan, Oroville, Othello, Quincy
Ken Shank, Acting Admin.
Phone: (509) 665-4318
Laurie McDaniel Act. Distr. Mngr.
Phone: (509) 884-4253
Jeff Farmer Act. Distr. Asst. Mngr. Phone: (509) 886-4259
270 9th St. NE, Ste. 101-A
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Phone: (509) 662-6161
Toll Free (866) 687-1557
Fax: (509) 663-3030
Idaho Inspections
ISDA
Mike Cooper, Prog. Mngr. (Boise)
Phone: (208) 332-8622
Fred Rios, Distric Mngr. (Boise)
Phone: (208) 332-8677
Denise Hughes, District Mngr. (Caldwell)
Phone: (208) 722-7084
Oregon Inspections
ODA Commodities Insepection Division
Jim Cramer, Prog. Mngr. (Salem)
Phone: (503) 986-4620
Fax: (503) 986-4737
Kirby Grant, District Mngr. (Milton-Freewater)
Phone: (541) 938-6466
Fax: (541) 938-7605
Main Office email
Phone: (503) 986-4620
Fax:(503) 986-4737
Commodity Website
Regional Offices Contacts
California Inspections
CDFA
Shipping Point Inspection Office Directory
Exporter Agents
Northwest Horticultural Council
105 South 18th Street, Suite 105, Yakima, WA 98901
Phone: 509-453-3193
FAX 509-457-7615
Web site: www.nwhort.org
Christian Schlect, President
Mark Powers, Vice President
Michael J. Willett, Ph.D., VP for Scientific Affairs
Northwest Fruit Exporters
Apples/Sweet Cherries
105 South 18th Street, Suite 227; Yakima, WA 98901
Phone:
509-576-8004
FAX 509-576-3646
E-mail: nfe@goodfruit.com
Jim Archer, Manager
Fred Scarlett, Assistant Manager
Marilee Rehfield, Administrative Assistant
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