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Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services Division

The Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services Division protects California's:

• food supply from the devastating impact of exotic pests
• environment and natural resources from direct pest impacts and increased pesticide use
• public from pests that pose human health threats
• position in the global economy.

For questions on bringing plants, fruits or vegetables into California, call 916-654-0312.

More information is available on the Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program Environmental Impact Report.

Border Protection Stations

Border Protection Stations (BPS) Frequently Asked Questions Border Protection Stations (BPS) Map Border Protection Stations: Links and Map BPS Contact Information Local Agriculture Departments Working for BPS

Pests & Diseases

Pest Profiles Pest Programs Pest Ratings Noxious Weed List Permits for Movement of Plants, Soil, Live Pests & Noxious Weeds

Pest Detection / Emergency Projects

Pest Detection / Emergency Projects (PD/EP) Pest Programs Preventive Release Program (Medfly) Insect Trapping Guide Fruit Fly Notification and Boundary Maps Asian Citrus Psyllid/Huanglongbing (HLB) Notification and Boundary Maps

Pest Exclusion / Protect California

Pest Exclusion Branch Bringing Plants and Animals into CA Current Fruit Fly Eradication and Quarantine Projects Dog Teams Industrial Hemp Program Nursery, Seed and Quality Cotton Program State Export Certification Fee Bringing Fruits or Vegetables into CA Bringing House Plants into CA

Quarantine Info

Plant Quarantine Manual Quarantines in California Current Fruit Fly Eradication and Quarantine Projects Asian Citrus Psyllid Regulation and Quarantine Boundaries Caribbean Fruit Fly Regulation and Quarantine Boundaries Huanglongbing Regulation and Quarantine Boundaries Light Brown Apple Moth Regulation and Quarantine Boundaries Karnal Bunt Quarantine Info European Grapevine Moth Quarantine Info Mediterranean Fruit Fly Regulation and Quarantine Boundaries Mexican Fruit Fly Regulation and Quarantine Boundaries Melon Fruit Fly Regulation and Quarantine Boundaries Spongy Moth Quarantine Info Oriental Fruit Fly Regulation and Quarantine Boundaries Sudden Oak Death Quarantine Info ACP/HLB Quarantine Info for Nurseries

Integrated Pest Control / Weeds

Integrated Pest Control Branch (IPC) Apiary Protection Program Biological Control Program Broomrape Program Curly Top Virus Program Hydrilla Program Noxious Weeds Pink Bollworm Program Vertebrates Program Encycloweedia National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits | Aquatic Weeds Nutria Information Page - CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife

Plant Pest Diagnostics

Plant Pest Diagnostics Center Botany Laboratory Entomology Laboratory Nematology Laboratory Plant Pathology Laboratory Seed Science Laboratory Sample Preparation and Submission Service Samples

Services / Resources

Resources and Services Application for Renewal of Authorization to Sell Seed CDFA Notification for County Ag Posting County Monthly Reports (CMR) Online System Directory of Licensed Nurseries Nursery License Renewal/Application Permits for Movement of Plants, Soil, Live Pests & Noxious Weeds Plant Health Extranet County Agriculture Departments County Cooperative Extensions Department of Pesticide Regulation Invasive Pests and Diseases