New Pest Response Guidelines - aphis - US Department of Agriculture

Introduction
Support for Program Decisionmaking
USDA–APHIS–PPQ-Center for Plant Health, Science and Technology
(CPHST) provides technical support to emergency pest response program
directors about risk assessments, survey methods, control strategies, regulatory
treatments, and other aspects of pest response programs. PPQ managers meet
with State departments of agriculture in developing guidelines and policies for
pest response programs.
How to Use the Guidelines
The guidelines is a portable electronic document that is updated periodically.
Download the current version from its source, and then use Adobe Reader ® to
view it on your computer screen. You can print the guidelines for convenience.
However, links and navigational tools are only functional when the document
is viewed in Adobe Reader ® . Remember that printed copies of the guidelines
are obsolete once a new version has been issued.
Conventions
Conventions are established by custom and are widely recognized and
accepted. Conventions used in the guidelines are listed in this section.
Advisories
Advisories are used throughout the guidelines to bring important information
to your attention. Please carefully review each advisory. The definitions have
been updated so that they coincide with the America National Standards
Institute (ANSI) and are in the format shown below.
EXAMPLE Example provides an example of the topic.
Important Important indicates information that is helpful.
! CAUTION
CAUTION indicates that people could possibly be endangered and slightly hurt.
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