The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is asking the public to look for and ...

Josie Ryan, APHIS' National Operations Manager for the ALB Eradication Program says, “August is an ideal time of year to look for the beetle and the damage it causes. Adult beetles are emerging now.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is asking for the public's assistance in ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on July 9, 2025, that it will no longer ...

She added that APHIS requires a phytosanitary certificate for all consignments, which are also subject to U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspection.

In 2022, inspections were halted after one of the U.S. inspectors was threatened in the western state of Michoacán, where growers are routinely subject to extortion by drug cartels.

The pause in this state does not impact other Mexican states, where other APHIS inspections continue. It does not block all exports of avocados or mangoes into the US, or stop any product in transit.

The U.S. government is combating a potential invasion of flesh-eating New World screwworm maggots, which threaten livestock, ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announcing it will allow cattle and bison imports from Mexico. Announced on Feb. 1, imports are scheduled to ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - Inspectors at the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) discovered a new ...