plant pest definition

plant pest means any living organism, other than a vertebrate animal, in any stage of its existence, which is injurious or likely to be injurious to any plant or plant product;
plant pest means any species, strain, or biotype of plant, animal, or pathogenic agent injurious to plants or plant products;
plant pest means a pest within the meaning given in Article 1(1) and (2) of the EU Plant Health Regulation;

Examples of plant pest in a sentence

  • Plant pest and disease detection and 23 surveillance" means the full range of activities undertaken to 24 detect plant pests and diseases newly introduced to this state or to 5 affecting specialty crops.


More Definitions of plant pest

plant pest means a living stage of an insect, mite, nematode, slug, snail, or protozoa, or other invertebrate ani- mal, bacteria, fungus, or parasitic plant, or their reproductive parts, or viruses, or an organism similar to or allied with any of the foregoing plant pests, including a genetically engi- neered organism, or an infectious substance that can directly or indirectly injure or cause disease or damage in plants or parts of plants or in processed, manufactured, or other prod- ucts of plants.
plant pest means an insect, fungus, virus, bacteria, or other organism that can directly or indirectly injure or cause damage in a plant or a product of a plant and that meets the criteria as a pest established by department rule. For purposes of this chapter, noxious weeds, as defined in 7-22-2101(7)(a)(i)(8)(a)(i), or other exotic weeds are defined as plant pests."
plant pest means any pest known to cause damage or harm to plants, agricultural commodities, horticultural products, nursery stock, silvicultural interests, or the environment. Plant pest includes, but is not limited to, insects, snails, nematodes, fungi, viruses, bacterium, microorganisms, mycoplasma-like organisms, weeds, plants, or other parasitic higher plants;
plant pest means an insect, weed, fungus, virus, bacteria, or other organism that can directly
plant pest means a living stage of an insect, mite, nematode,
plant pest means harmful organisms as defined in Article 2(1)(e) of Council Directive 2000/29/EC (1);
plant pest means any living stage of: Any insects, mites, nematodes, slugs, snails, protozoa, or other invertebrate animals, bacteria, fungi, other parasitic plants, or reproductive parts thereof, viruses or any organisms similar to or allied with any of the foregoing, or any infectious substances, and any genetically modified organisms for which there is reason to believe may directly or indirectly injure or cause disease or damage in any plants or parts thereof, or any processed, manufactured, or other products of plants.