Beneficial insects counted in this study were: lady beetles (Cycloneda munda & Coleomegilla maculata), predacious Carabids, brown lacewings (Hemerobiidae), green lacewings (Chrysoperla plorabunda), minute pirate bugs (Orius insidiosus), assassin bugs (Reduviidae), damsel bugs (Nabidae), Ichneumonid and Braconids (parasitic wasps), damselflies and dragonflies, and spiders. Data included counts of adult and larval lady beetles and lacewings when appreciable numbers of were collected.
Not Applicable For Use in This Assessment
Cueto, G.M., E.N. Zerba, and M.I. Picollo. 2005. Biological effect of 1-dodecanol in teneral and post-teneral Rhodnius prolixus and Triatoma infestans (Hemptera: Reduviidae). Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 100(1) 59-61.
International Services (IS) facilitates international trade and fulfills APHIS’ mission to prevent the international spread of pests and to prevent the reintroduction of pests and disease threats already eliminated in the United States. APHIS International Services (IS) co-sponsors cooperative foreign pest and disease operation programs in other countries. Targeted pests and diseases include the following:
Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance (SITC)
The mission of PPQ’s Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance (SITC) Program is to detect and prevent the unlawful entry and distribution of prohibited and/or non-compliant products that may harbor exotic plant and animal pests, disease or invasive species.
APHIS does not have animal health requirements for the importation of fish, reptiles, lions, tigers, bears, mink, rabbits, sugar gliders, foxes, monkeys, endangered species, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats, chinchillas, squirrels, mongoose, chimpmunks, ferrets, or other rodents provided they have not been inoculated with any pathogens for scientific purposes. If the latter is the case, they require an import permit (VS Form17-129) and can only be released to an approved laboratory.
The CDC has responsibilities pertaining to the importation of primates.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Law Enforcement Division, Fish and Wildlife Services , has responsibility pertaining to the importation of reptiles, fish, and endangered species.
Andrew, you might want to PM Joe(Cheshire). I think he has all the related links stored somewhere....
cacoseraph
good looking out. will do
balam
a1, a2, a3, a4
I just have to ask because i have encountered these type of messages in other parts of the forum... interestingly enough they all come from the same source . . .
what does it all mean?
Well, worth a try...
balam
I just lost the game
WBurke17
Its Andrews way of reserving posts, so when he adds more info it wont be broken into different areas of the thread. So other-words its all in the begining of the thread.
Make sense?