Quarantine Pest (Thrips Palmi) Order, 2004 (S.I. No. 98 of 2004)

No. 98] BELIZE: Belize Agricultural Health Authority STATUTORY INSTRUMENT No. 98 of 2004 ORDER made by the Belize Agriculture Health Authority with tlte approval of the Minister responsible for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 35 (a) and (I) of the Belize Agricultural H ea/th Authority Act, Chapter 211 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, and all other powers thereunto it enabling. (Gazetted 22nd May, 2004.) 1. This Order may be cited as the QUARANTINE PEST (THRIPS PALMI) ORDER, 2004. 2. ( 1 )The thr ips palm i (!carny) common! y known as the melon thrips is hereby declared to be a quarantine pest for the purposes of section 35 (a) and (I) of the Belize Agricultural Health Authority Act. (2) The description of the pest and the plants on which it feeds are set out in the First Schedule hereto. 3. (1) A person shall ( a) immediately notify the Belize Agricultural Health Authority of the presence or suspected pres ence of the thrips pa/mi pest in any area; Short title. Quarantine pest. CAP. 211. First Schedul('. Restrictions on importation, sale, etc. of restricted :irtides. 1 2 Second Schedule. Commencement. Belize Agricultural Health Authority {No. 98 (b) not possess, carry, or import any plant material, cut flowers or plant products from infested areas without the prior written approval of the Belize Agricultural Health Authority. 2. The regions specified in the Second Schedule hereto are deemed to be infested areas for the purposes of sub-paragraph I (b) of this Order. 4. This Order shall come into force on the 3rd day ofMay, 2004. MADE by the Belize Agricultural Health Authority this 3rd day of May, 2004. < Managing Director Belize Agricultural Health Authority APPROVED by the Minister responsible for Agriculture this 3rd day ofMay, 2004. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Printed i11 Belize by the Govemmellt Printer #1 Power Lane, Belmopan City No. 98] Belize Agricultural Health Authority FIRST SCHEDULE [Paragraph 2(2)] DESCRIPTION OF PEST AND PLANTS ON WHICH IT FEEDS 3 The adult pest scientifically known as tltrips palmi (Karny) or commonly known as the melon thrips is pale yellow or whitish in colour, having numberous dark hairs on the body and measuring 0.8 - 1.0 mm in length. The pest feeds on many plant species ranging from vegetables of the cucumber and tomato families to other crops and flowering plants such as avocado, citrus, cotton, mango, peach, plum, soybean, tobacco, carnation, chrysanthemum and hibiscus. 4 Belize Agricultural Health Authority SECOND SCHEDULE [Paragraph 3 (1) (b)] Africa Tropical Areas of Asia Australia Caribbean Campeche Central America Florida South America [No. 98