NAC554.190. Hosts and possible carriers.

The hosts and possible carriers of the Japanese beetle are:

     1. Soil, humus, compost, manure and all growing media, except when packaged commercially;

     2. Grass sod;

     3. All plants with roots, except bareroot plants which are free from soil in amounts that could conceal the larvae or pupae of the Japanese beetle;

     4. Bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes of ornamental plants; and

     5. Any other plant, part of a plant, article or means of conveyance determined by a state quarantine officer as presenting the hazard of spreading live Japanese beetles because of infestation or exposure to infestation.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 2-9-79; A by St. Quarantine Officer by R080-99, 10-26-99)