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Source: USDA, 11/8/21
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has completed
a supplemental environmental assessment (EA) required under the National
Environmental Policy Act for its spotted lanternfly program. The previous EA
for the spotted lanternfly program was finalized in June 2020 and included
control and monitoring activities in the mid-Atlantic Region, Kentucky, North
Carolina, and Ohio. This supplemental EA covers the same activities addressed
in the June 2020 EA and
adds ground-based mist blower treatments at intermodal facilities and along
railroad right of ways. Mist blower treatments are proposed at these sites:
statewide in Pennsylvania, and select counties in Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, and
West Virginia.
The spotted
lanternfly may occur on a variety of plant species, including tree-of-heaven,
grapevine, stone fruits (apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, and plum), and
other tree species (apple, oak, pine, poplar, and walnut). If allowed to
spread, this pest may be harmful to grape, apple, peach, stone fruit, and
logging industries.
APHIS is publishing the supplemental EA at https://www.regulations.gov/ and on the APHIS website at USDA APHIS | Spotted Lanternfly.
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