Category Archives: B-Rated

“B”
An pest of known economic or environmental detriment and, if present in California, it is of limited distribution. B-rated pests are eligible to enter the state if the receiving county has agreed to accept them. If found in the state, they are subject to state endorsed holding action and eradication only to provide for containment, as when found in a nursery. At the discretion of the individual county agricultural commissioner they are subject to eradication, containment, suppression, control, or other holding action.

Aceria mesembryanae Smith-Meyer: ice plant mite

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Aceria mesembryanae Smith-Meyer: ice plant mite
Current Pest Rating: Q
Proposed Pest Rating: B


Comment Period: 09/22/2025 – 11/06/2025


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Pustula helianthicola Rost & Thines, 2012 white blister rust of sunflower

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Pustula helianthicola Rost & Thines, 2012
white blister rust of sunflower
Current Pest Rating: none
Proposed Pest Rating: B


Comment Period: 09/22/2025 – 11/06/2025


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Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. mangiferaeindicae (Patel et al. 1948) Robbs et al. 1974 Mango bacterial black spot

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Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. mangiferaeindicae (Patel et al. 1948) Robbs et al. 1974
Mango bacterial black spot
Pest Rating: B


Comment Period: 08/27/2025 – 10/11/2025


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Colletotrichum gossypii Southworth, 1809 anthracnose of cotton

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Colletotrichum gossypii Southworth, 1809
anthracnose of cotton
Pest Rating: B


Comment Period: 08/22/2025 – 10/06/2025


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Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck): Channeled apple snail

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Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck): Channeled apple   snail
Pest Rating: B


Comment Period: 08/14/2025 – 09/28/2025


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Gymnosporangium sabinae (Dickson) G. Winter pear-juniper rust/pear trellis rust

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Gymnosporangium sabinae (Dickson) G. Winter
pear-juniper rust/pear trellis rust
Pest Rating: B


Comment Period: 08/01/2025 – 09/15/2025


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Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (Saccardo & Magnus) Briosi & Cavara bean anthracnose

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Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (Saccardo & Magnus) Briosi & Cavara
bean anthracnose
Pest Rating: B


Comment Period: 07/17/2025 – 08/31/2025


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Colletotrichum perseae Sharma and Freeman, 2017 Avocado anthracnose

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Colletotrichum perseae Sharma and Freeman, 2017 Avocado anthracnose
Pest Rating: B


Comment Period: 06/30/2025 through 08/14/2025


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Ceratocystis platani (Walter) Engelbr. & Harr. 2005 (= C. fimbriata f. platani) canker stain of plane

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Ceratocystis platani (Walter) Engelbr. & Harr. 2005 (= C. fimbriata f. platani)
Pest Rating: B



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