Interception of leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) infesting Mexican agricultural products coming to the U.S. through the Mexican-American ports of entry

Sunday, November 16, 2014: 4:27 PM
D136 (Oregon Convention Center)
Joel Perez-Mendoza , QPAS, USDA - APHIS - PPQ, Laredo, TX
Data from the USDA Agricultural Quarantine Activity Systems (AQAS) was collected and analyzed with the number of Cicadellidae intercepted in Mexican agricultural products coming to the U.S. through all the U.S. ports of entry from 1984 to 2013. This information was analyzed by year, month, port of entry (state), biological host, pest stage, identified taxa, and pathway of interceptions.