Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Import Manual 1 - Phytosanitary ...

Fragrant Pears from China
Target Pests
Arthropods
Apple fruit moth (Cydia inopinata)
Hawthorn Spider Mite (Tetranychus viennensis)
Japanese Apple Curculio (Rhynchites heros)
Large Pear Borer (Numonia pivivorella)
Oriental Fruit Fly (Bactrocera (= Dacus) dorsalis)
Peach Fruit Borer (Carposina sasaki)
Pear Bark Aphid (Pear Phylloxera) (Aphanostigma piri)
Pear Curculio (Rhynchites fovepessin)
Red Plum Maggot (Cydia funerbrana)
Yellow Peach Moth (Conogethes punctiferalis)
Pathogens
Asian Pear Black Spot (Alternaria gaisen)
Asian Pear Scab (Venturia nashicola)
Black Spot (Alternaria spp.)
Brown Rot (Monilinia fructigena)
Pear Trellis Rust (Gymnosporangium fuscum)
Procedures
Fragrant Pears from China
Background
The import requirements for fragrant pear are based on 7CFR 319.56 and an
operational work plan. The requirements for importation of the fruit include
the following:
Consignments of fragrant pears destined to the United States must be
accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by Entry-Exit
Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China with the
additional declaration, "All fruit in this consignment complies with the
APHIS-AQSIQ work plan for the exportation of fragrant pears (Pyrus
sp. nr. communis) from the People’s Republic of China."
Consignments must arrive in insect proof containers which are
safeguarded during transport in a manner that prevents pest infestation.
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