California Pest Rating for Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni): White Peach Scale Hemiptera: Diaspididae Pest Rating: A PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: Pseudaulacaspis pentagona is frequently intercepted by CDFA. A pest rating proposal is required to justify its pest rating. History & Status: Background: Pseudaulacaspis pentagona is a highly polyphagous armored scale insect. It is considered an … Continue reading White Peach Scale | Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni)→
California Pest Rating for Tomato Chlorotic Dwarf Viroid Pest Rating: A PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: On October 23, 2014 CDFA was notified by USDA APHIS of the detection of Tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid (TCDVd) in four experimental Petunia samples that were shipped under federal permit from California to Illinois (Kress, 2014). The detection was … Continue reading Tomato Chlorotic Dwarf Viroid→
The CDFA's Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services Division grants the public opportunities to comment on proposed pest ratings. The following type of proposals are available for comment:
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