Rolnictwo i żywność · 30.08.1994

Importation of Strawberries, Currants, and Palms

We are prohibiting the importation of strawberry plants from all foreign countries except Canada and Israel and prohibiting the import of currant plants from New Zealand. These actions are necessary to prevent the introduction of exotic strawberry and currant plant diseases into the United States. We are also prohibiting the importation into the United States of an additional species of the genus Howea (sentry palms), except from Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia. This action is necessary to prevent the introduction into the United States of exotic palm pests which can afflict both species of Howea.