USDA APHIS PPQ Port Everglades FL USDA APHIS

USDA APHIS PPQ Port Everglades, FL

USDA APHIS PPQ Port Everglades, FL 1800 Eller Dr. , Suite 414 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 954 -233 -5190 Hours of Operation: M-F 8: 00 - 4: 30

PPQ-Florida AREA SOUTH Miami PIS & PEV • Area Director- Louis Volpe • PEV Supervisor- Anthony Knapik • 305 -492 -1801 • louis. volpe@aphis. usda. gov • 954 -233 -5190 • anthony. j. knapik@aphis. usda. gov

Port Everglades Personnel • • • 1 6 2 1 1 Supervisor PHSS’s (Officers) Entomologists (Identifiers) Plant Protection Technician Administrative Staff

Port Everglades Responsibilities • • Issue Phytosanitary Export Certifications Inspection of Cruise Ships Inspection of Cargo from Puerto Rico Soil Lab Inspections Cold Treatment Review Monitor MB Fumigations Reconditioning of Container Cargo Pest Identifications

Issue Phytosanitary Export Certifications • Issued Daily • Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda • 14 Export Companies FY 2015 4, 832 phytos issued FY 2016 4, 830 phytos issued FY 2017 5, 260 phytos issued

Monthly Phyto Certificates Issued- FY 17 600 524 500 473 466 454 435 407 421 405 471 437 387 400 381 300 200 100 0 OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP

Inspection of Cruise Ships • Periodic inspection of live plants on cruise vessels one Saturday and Sunday, every three months

Live Plant Inspections

Inspection of Cargo from Puerto Rico • • Vessel from Puerto Rico (El Morro) Review manifest Hold on PPQ Form 212 Inspection of vehicles, construction equipment, mangoes, pumpkins and other commodities

Soil Lab Inspections • USDA Permit Unit • Soil Laboratories, Research Facilities, Universities • To Ensure Compliance

Cold Treatment Review • Southeastern US Cold Treatment Pilot • Began in 2013 • Commodities entering PEV – Peru & Argentina- Citrus, Blueberries, & Grapes • Data stored in the 556 In-Transit Cold Treatment Database 2013 5 2014 4 2015 40 2016 219 2017 315

Monthly Cold Treatment Reviews- FY 17 80 70 70 60 50 44 41 40 30 35 27 24 27 23 20 13 11 10 0 OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB 0 0 MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP

Port Everglades Pest Identification • • State Of The Art Entomology Laboratory Two Full Time Identifiers (Multi-disciplined) One Plant Protection Technician Area South- Miami PIS • Ten Full Time Identifiers (Experienced Taxonomic Specialists)

TOTAL Identifications done by PEV Entomologists (PEV + North Florida Ports) 6000 5667 4955 4841 5000 4172 4000 3000 2910 2873 2012 2013 2031 2000 1846 1000 0 2011 2014 2015 2016 2017

CBP-PEV Urgent Entomology Interceptions by Year 2500 1957 2000 1809 1740 1643 1518 1500 1286 1106 1067 981 1000 955 890 771 764 697 580 578 609 500 253 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Reportable Interceptions 253 580 2014 Total Interceptions 697 1067 2015 2016 2017

Entomology Urgent Interceptions turned in by PEV-CBP by Month 250 200 150 100 50 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June 2017 July 3 year ave Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Monitor Methyl Bromide Fumigations • • PEV on-site Performed Daily Often Requires Reconditioning/ Restacking Tarpaulin & Tarpless Fumigations FY 15 FY 16 885 fumigations 1, 056 fumigations FY 17 1, 394 fumigations

Methyl Bromide Fumigations at Port Everglades

Reconditioning/Restacking • • Container overfilled Commodity not on pallets Commodity is wrapped in impermeable plastic Mixed commodities • One commodity has a different fumigation schedule than others • Commodities that cannot be fumigated – Papaya, Breadfruit, Banana flower

Reconditioning and Restacking of Container Cargo • Two reconditioning and restacking facilities in Port Everglades • • Crowley Liner Services for Highly Mobile Actionable Pests International Warehouse Services for Highly Mobile Actionable Pests

Reconditioning and Restacking Facilities FY 15 208 FY 16 215 FY 17 351

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