Business · 20/08/2019Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

USDA Announces Availability of Environmental Assessment for Biological Control of Gorse with Sericothrips staphylinus

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The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared an environmental assessment for the release of Sericothrips staphylinus, a biological control agent, to target the invasive gorse shrub in the contiguous United States. The assessment is now available for public review and comment, following a preliminary determination that the release is unlikely to have a significant environmental impact.

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