Pest Exclusions
This provides protection to the county by regulatory control through quarantines to prevent the introduction of pests that are not known to exist or are of very limited distribution in the county. Incoming plant material is inspected for pests at various locations, such as nurseries, parcel centers and landscape planting sites. To facilitate the shipment of agricultural products out of Sonoma County, phytosanitary certificates are issued for agricultural commodities, which have been inspected for pests and diseases and verified to meet the plant quarantine requirements of the receiving county, state, or country.
General
- CDFA Plant Health & Pest Prevention Services-Pest Exclusion - Including:
- California Plant Quarantine Manual
- Frequently Asked Questions Concerning the Transport of Privately-Owned House Plants into California from Other States
- Summary of California State Exterior Quarantine Regulations
- Agricultural Commodity Identification Aid Manual
- CDFA Shipping Point Inspection
- USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS Home Page)
- APHIS Web – Plant Protection and Quarantine
- APHIS Export Information on Solid Wood Packing Material
- APHIS Import Information on Solid Wood Packing Material
- The Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA
Phytosanitary Certificates for Exporting Plant Related Commodities
Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance and Tracking System (PCIT)
- Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner Letter Regarding PCIT and New Federal User Fee(PDF:115kb)
- General Information on PCIT from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- PCIT Login
- PCIT Support
Updated October 22, 2009
Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (GWSS)
- Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner’s 2008 GWSS Program (PDF: 76kb)
- CDFA Pierce’s Disease Control Program
- Pierce’s Disease – Xylella fastidiosa
Sudden Oak Death (SOD)
Sudden Oak Death is a fungus-like organism that affects a wide variety of plants such as coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia), redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), rhododendron sp., camellia sp., bay laurel (Umbellularia californica), Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), western starflower (Trientalis latifolia), madrone (Arbutus menziesii). Sonoma County is generally infested with the disease, and it is primarily found in the native woodland and rural areas within the county. Our office is responsible for helping to prevent the artificial movement of the disease out of the regulated area. Anyone moving host plant material outside of the regulated area must contact our office to have the plants inspected and certified prior to shipment.