319.37-2—Prohibited articles.

(a) The following listed articles from the designated countries and localities are prohibited articles and are prohibited from being imported or offered for entry into the United States except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section.
Prohibited article (includes seeds only if specifically mentioned) Foreign places from which prohibited Plant pests existing in the places named and capable of being transported with the prohibited article
Abelmoschus spp. (okra) Africa Cotton leaf curl agent.
Brazil Cotton Anthocyanosis agent.
Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka Bhendi yellow vein mosaic agent.
Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria Okra mosaic virus.
Iraq Okra yellow leaf curl agent.
Papua New Guinea, Trinidad and Tobago Okra mosaic agents.
Abies spp. (fir) All except Canada 50 or more species of rusts including Chrysomyxa abietis (Wallr.) Ung. (a rust causing a serious needle disease); Phacidiopycnis pseudotsuga (M. Wils.) Hahn (Douglas fir canker).
Acacia spp. (acacia) Australia and Oceania Uromycladium tepperianum (Sacc.) McAlp. (Rust).
Acer spp. (maple) (except Acer palmatum and Acer japonicum meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(m) JapanEurope, Japan Xanthomonas acernea (Ogawa) Burk.Maple mosaic or variegation diseases.
Actinidia spp. (Chinese gooseberry, kiwi). Japan and Taiwan Pucciniastrum actinidiae Hiratusuka (Rust).
Adonidia spp All A diversity of diseases including, but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Aeglopsis spp. seed not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(w) or (x) . All Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing disease of citrus, Citrus greening).
Aesculus spp. (horsechestnut) Czech Republic, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, United Kingdom Horsechestnut variegation or yellow mosaic diseases.
Aiphanes spp. (coyure, ruffle, and spine palm) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: lethal yellowing disease; cadang-cadang disease.
Allagoptera arenaria All A diversity of diseases including, but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Althaea spp. (althaea, hollyhock) AfricaBangladesh, India, Sri Lanka Cotton leaf curl agent.Bhendi yellow vein mosaic agent.
Arachis spp. (peanut) seed only (all other Arachis articles are included under Fabaceae) India, Indonesia, Japan, People's Republic of China, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand Peanut stripe virus.
Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal India Peanut clump virus. Indian peanut clump virus.
Areca spp All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Arenga spp. (sugarpalm) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Arikuryroba spp. (arikury palm) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Articles listed in § 319.37-2(b) All except Canada A diversity of diseases, insects, and other pests, including but not limited to: Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg); Metamasius spp.; Opogona sacchari (Bojer); Chrysomyxa himalensis Barclay (Spruce needle rust); Aecidium mori Barclay (Mulberry rust); Pseudomonas lignicola Westherd. & Buis. (Bacterial stain); Pucciniastrum areolatum (Fr.) Otth. (Cherry-spruce rust).
Atalantia spp. seed not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(w) or (x) . All Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing disease of citrus, Citrus greening).
Balsamocitrus spp. seed not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(w) or (x) . All Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing disease of citrus, Citrus greening).
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Bambuseae (seeds, plants, and cuttings) All Various plant diseases, Including bamboo smut (Ustilago shiraiana)
Berberis spp. (barberry) (plants of all species and horticultural varieties not designated as resistant to black stem rust in accordance with § 301.38-1 of this chapter) All Puccinia graminis Pers. (Black stem rust).
Berberis spp. (barberry) destined to an eradication State listed in § 301.38-2a of this chapter (plants of all species and horticultural varieties designated as resistant to black stem rust in accordance with § 301.38-1 of this chapter) All Puccinia graminis Pers. (Black stem rust).
Berberis spp. (barberry) seed All Puccinia graminis Pers. (Black stem rust).
Bergera spp. seed not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(w) or (x) . All Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing disease of citrus, Citrus greening).
Blighia sapida (akee) Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria Okra mosaic virus.
Borassus spp. (palmyra palm) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Brugmansia spp. Colombia Datura Columbia virus.
Calodendrum spp. seed not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(w) or (x) . All Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing disease of citrus, Citrus greening).
Caryota spp. (fishtail palm) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Castanea spp. (chestnut) All Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr (chestnut blight); Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (gall wasp).
Cedrus spp. (cedar) Europe Phacidiopycnis pseudotsuga (M. Wils.) Hahn (Douglas fir canker). Fusarium fuliginosporum Sibilia (Seedling disease).
Chaenomeles spp. (flowering quince) not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(b) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to those listed for Chaenomeles in § 319.37-5(b)(1) .
Chrysalidocarpus spp. (butterfly palm) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Chrysanthemum, spp. (chrysanthemum, includes Dendranthema spp.) Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Canary Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, Iceland, Japan, Korea, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Republic of South Africa, Russia, San Marino, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia; the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom); and all countries, territories, and possessions of countries located in part or entirely between 90° and 180° East longitude Puccinia horiana P. Henn. (white rust of chrysanthemum).
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Citrofortunella spp. seed not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(w) or (x) . All Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing disease of citrus, Citrus greening).
xCitroncirus spp. seed not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(w) or (x) . All Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing disease of citrus, Citrus greening).
Citrus spp. seed not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(w) . All Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing disease of citrus, Citrus greening); citrus variegated chlorosis.
Clausena spp. seed not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(w) or (x) . All Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing disease of citrus, Citrus greening).
Cocos spp. (other than Cocos nucifera) All. A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Cocos nucifera (coconut) (including seed) (Coconut seed without husk or without milk may be imported into the United States in accordance with § 319.56-11 ) All except from Jamaica or Costa Rica if meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(g) A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: lethal yellowing disease; cadang-cadang disease.
Corypha spp. All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Crocosmia spp. (montebretia) Africa Puccinia mccleanii Doidge (rust), Uredo gladioli-buettneri Bub. (rust), Uromyces gladioli P. Henn. (rust), U. nyikensis Syd. (rust).
Argentina, Uruguay U. gladioli P. Henn. (rust).
Crocosmia spp. (montebretia), except bulbs in commercial shipments Africa, Brazil, France, Italy, Malta, Mauritius, Portugal U. transversalis (Thuem.) Wint. (rust).
Cydonia spp. (quince) not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(b) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to those listed for Cydonia in § 319.37-5(b)(1) .
Datura spp. India Datura distortion or enation mosaic virus.
Datura spp. (woody species) (See Brugmansia spp.)
Dendranthema spp. (chrysanthemum) See Chrysanthemum spp. See Chrysanthemum spp.
Dictyosperma spp. (Princesspalm) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
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Elaeis spp. (oil palm) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Erianthus spp. (plumegrass) All Puccinia melanocephala H. Syd. & P. Syd. (Sugarcane rust).
Eucalyptus spp. (eucalyptus) Europe, Sri Lanka, and Uruguay Pestalotia disseminata Thuem. (parasitic leaf fungus).
Euonymus spp. (euonymus) Europe, Japan Euonymus mosaic diseases.
Fabaceae (=Leguminosae) (herbaceous spp. only) All except Canada A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: African soybean dwarf agent, alfalfa enation virus, azuki bean mosaic virus, bean golden mosaic virus, cowpea mild mottle virus, French bean mosaic virus, groundnut chlorotic leaf streak virus, groundnut chlorotic spotting virus, groundnut rosette agents, groundnut witches broom MLO, horsegram yellow mosaic virus, Indonesian soybean dwarf virus, lima bean mosaic virus, lucerne Australian symptomless virus, lucerne vein yellowing virus, mung bean yellow mosaic virus, peanut stripe virus, red clover mottle virus, and soybean dwarf virus.
Fortunella spp. seed not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(w) or (x) . All Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing disease of citrus, Citrus greening).
Fragaria spp. (strawberry) not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(h) All except Canada Phytophthora fragariae Hickman (Red stele disease).
Fraxinus spp. (ash) All except for any county or municipal regional county in Canada not regulated because of the emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis (emerald ash borer).
Europe Pseudomonas savastanoi var. fraxini (Brown) Dowson (Canker and dwarfing disease of ash).
Gaussia spp. (llumepalm) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Gladiolus spp. (gladiolus) Africa Puccinia mccleanii Doidge (rust), Uredo gladioli-buettneri Bub. (rust), Uromyces gladioli P. Henn. (rust), U. nyikensis Syd. (rust).
Argentina, Uruguay U. gladioli P. Henn. (rust).
Gladiolus spp. (gladiolus), except bulbs in commercial shipments Africa, Brazil, France, Italy, Malta, Mauritius, Portugal U. transversalis (Thuem.) Wint. (rust).
Gossypium spp. (cotton, cottontree) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: cotton leaf curl virus; cotton virescence agent; small leaf virus.
Hibiscus spp. (kenaf, hibiscus, rose mallow) Africa Cotton leaf curl agent.
Brazil Cotton anthocyanosis agent.
India Hibiscus leaf curl agent.
Howea spp. (sentry palm) not meeting the conditions in § 319.37-5(n) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Hydrangea spp. (hydrangea) Japan Aecidium hydrangeae-paniculatea Dietel.
Hyophorbe spp. (palm) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: lethal yellowing disease; cadang-cadang disease.
Ipomoea spp. (sweetpotato) All except Canada A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: sweetpotato witches broom (little leaf); and sweetpotato viruses of eastern Africa.
Jasminum spp. (jasmine) Belgium, Germany, Great Britain Jasmine variegation diseases.
India Chlorotic ringspot, phyllody, yellow ring mosaic diseases.
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Philippines Sampaguita yellow ringspot mosaic diseases.
Juniperus spp. (juniper) Austria, Finland, and Romania Stigmina deflectans (Karst) Ellis (Needlecast disease).
Europe Phacidiopycnis pseudotsuga (M. Wils.) Hahn (Douglas fir canker).
Larix spp. (larch) Provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in Canada, Europe, and Japan Lachnellula willkommii (Harteg) Dennis (European larch canker).
Europe Phacidiopycnis pseudotsuga (M. Wils.) Hahn (Douglas fir canker).
Latania spp All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Leersia spp. (cutgrass) seed only (all other Leersia articles are included under Poaceae) All Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae (Ishiyama) Dye.
Lens spp. seed (lentil) South America Uromyces viciae-fabae (Pers.) Schroet. (Rust).
Leptochloa spp. (sprangletop) seed only (all other Leptochloa articles are included under Poaceae) All Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae (Ishiyama) Dye.
Leucanthemella serotina Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Canary Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, Iceland, Japan, Korea, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Republic of South Africa, Russia, San Marino, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia; the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom); and all countries, territories, and possessions of countries located in part or entirely between 90° and 180° East longitude Puccinia horiana P. Henn. (white rust of chrysanthemum).
Ligustrum spp. (privet) Europe Ligustrum mosaic diseases.
Limonia spp. seed not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(w) or (x) . All Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing disease of citrus, Citrus greening).
Livistona spp. (fan palm) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Mahoberberis spp. (plants of all species and horticultural varieties not designated as resistant to black stem rust in accordance with § 301.38-1 of this chapter) All Puccinia graminis Pers. (Black stem rust).
Mahoberberis spp. destined to an eradication State listed in § 301.38-2(a) of this chapter (plants of all species and horticultural varieties designated as resistant to black stem rust in accordance with § 301.38-1 of this chapter) All Puccinia graminis Pers. (Black stem rust).
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Mahoberberis spp. seed All Puccinia graminis Pers. (Black stem rust).
Mahonia spp. (mahonia) (plants of all species and horticultural varieties not designated as resistant to black stem rust in accordance with § 301.38-1 of this chapter All Puccinia graminis Pers. (Black stem rust).
Mahonia spp. (mahonia) destined to an eradication State listed in § 301.38-2(a) of this chapter (plants of all species and horticultural varieties designated as resistant to black stem rust in accordance with § 301.38-1 of this chapter) All Puccinia graminis Pers. (Black stem rust).
Mahonia spp. seed All Puccinia graminis Pers. (Black stem rust).
Malus spp. (apple, crabapple) not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(b) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to those listed for Malus in § 319.37-5(b)(1) .
Mangifera spp. (mango) seed only. (Prohibition not applicable to seeds imported into Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana Islands) All except Guimaras Island (Republic of the Philippines) and North and South America (excluding Barbados, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago) Sternochetus mangiferae F. (mango seed weevil).
Manihot spp. (cassava) All except Canada A diversity of diseases, insects, and other pests including but not limited to: Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (cassava mite); Phenococcus manihotis Matile-Ferrero (cassava mealybug); Xanthomonas manihotis (Arthand-Berthet) Starr (Bacterial blight); Cassava brown streak virus; Cassava latent virus; Cassava African mosaic virus; Cassava common mosaic virus.
Mascarena spp All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Microcitrus spp. seed not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(w) or (x) . All Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing disease of citrus, Citrus greening).
Morus spp. (mulberry) India, Japan, Korea, People's Republic of China, Thailand, and the geographic area formerly known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Mulberry dwarf or mulberry mosaic diseases.
Murraya spp. seed not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(w) or (x) . All Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing disease of citrus, Citrus greening).
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Nannorrhops spp. (mazaripalm) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Neodypsis spp. (palm) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: lethal yellowing disease; cadang-cadang disease.
Nipponanthemum nipponicum Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Canary Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, Iceland, Japan, Korea, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Republic of South Africa, Russia, San Marino, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia; the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom); and all countries, territories, and possessions of countries located in part or entirely between 90° and 180° East longitude Puccinia horiana P. Henn. (white rust of chrysanthemum).
Pelargonium spp. not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(r) All Potato brown rot (Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2).
Pelargonium spp. plants not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(u) Canary Islands (Spain) Helicoverpa armigera, Chrysodeixis chalcites, and Syngrapha circumflexa (syn. Cornutiplusia circumflexa).
Persea spp. (avocado) seed Central and South America, and Mexico Heilipus lauri Boh. (Avocado weevil); Stenoma catenifer Wals. (Avocado seed moth); Conotrachelus spp.
Philadelphus spp. (mock orange) Europe Elm mottle virus.
Phoenix spp. (date) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Picea spp. (spruce) Europe, Japan, and Siberia Chrysomyxa ledi (Alb. & Schw.) d By var. rhododendri (DC) Savile. (Rhododendron-spruce needle rust).
Europe. Phacidiopycnis pseudotsuga (M. Wils.) Hahn (Douglas fir canker).
Pinus spp. (pine) (2- or 3-leaved) Europe and Japan Cronartium flaccidium (Alb. & Schw.) Wint. (Rust causing serious stunting of hard pines.)
Japan. Gall-forming rust.
Plants (except bulbs, dormant herbaceous perennials, and seeds) not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(v) Israel Spodoptera littoralis and other quarantine pests.
Poaceae (vegetative parts of all grains and grasses, except species of Bambuseae) All except Canada A wide diversity of plant diseases, including but not limited to: banana streak virus, barley yellow mosaic virus, barley yellow striate mosaic virus, brome streak mosaic virus, cereal chlorotic mosaic virus, cocksfoot mild mosaic virus, corn stunt spiroplasma, Cynodon chlorotic streak virus, cynosurus mottle virus, Echinochloa ragged stunt virus, European aster yellows MLO, European wheat striate mosaic virus, Iranian maize mosaic virus, maize bushy stunt MLO, maize chlorotic mottle virus, maize mosaic virus, maize mottle/chlorotic stunt virus, maize rough dwarf virus, maize streak virus, maize stripe virus, northern cereal mosaic virus, oat red streak mosaic virus, oat sterile dwarf virus, rice dwarf virus, rice gall dwarf virus, rice tungro virus, rice wilted stunt virus, rice yellow mottle virus, rice yellow dwarf agent, yellow dwarf agent, sugarcane white leaf MLO, wheat yellow leaf virus, and wheat yellowing stripe bacterium.
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Poncirus spp. seed not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(w) or (x) . All Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing disease of citrus, Citrus greening).
Populus spp. (aspen, cottonwood, poplar) Europe Xanthomonas populi Ride (Canker).
Pritchardia spp All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: Lethal yellowing disease; Cadang-cadang disease.
Prunus spp. (almond, apricot, cherry, cherry laurel, English laurel, nectarine, peach, plum, prune) not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(b) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to those listed for Prunus in § 319.37-5(b)(1) .
Prunus spp. seed only (almond, apricot, nectarine, peach, plum, and prune, but not species in subgenus Cerasus) not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(j) All Plum pox (Sharka) virus.
Pseudolarix spp. (golden larch) Provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in Canada, Europe, and Japan Lachnellula willkommii (Harteg) Dennis (European larch canker).
Pseudotsuga spp. (Douglas fir) Europe Phacidiopycnis pseudotsuga (M. Wils.) Hahn (Douglas fir canker).
Pyrus spp. (pear) not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(b) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to those listed for Pyrus in § 319.37-5(b)(1) .
Quercus spp. (oak) Japan Stereum hiugense Imazeki (White rot); a gall-forming rust.
Ravenea spp. (palm) All A diversity of diseases including but not limited to: lethal yellowing disease; cadang-cadang disease.
Ribes spp. (currant, gooseberry) Europe and New Zealand Black currant reversion agent.
Rosa spp. (rose) Australia, Bulgaria, Italy, and New Zealand Rose wilt virus.
Rubus spp. not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(f) Europe Rubus stunt agent
Salix spp. (willow) Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, and the Netherlands Erwinia salicis (Day) Chester (Watermark disease).
Seeds of all kinds when in pulp All except Canada Fruit flies, or other injurious insects.
Severinia spp. seed not meeting the conditions for importation in § 319.37-5(w) or (x) . All Candidatus Liberibacter spp. (Huanglongbing disease of citrus, Citrus greening).