Obviously at one point in time Brugs from Europe could be imported into the US but now there are restrictions??
Could someone please enlighten me or point me in the right direction to do research via the Internet for more details.
Thanks,
Judy
Importing Brugs..
I found an old thread via Google that I will bump
Judy
I think if you look up APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) you might get some answers. I will also email you with a site.
Shelly cool thanks, I'm also interested in knowing too
BrugAddict,
Shelly sent me a link to one of the Brug organizations websites that has a very good explanation and you don't have to wad through the Govn't sites which is what I was attempting to do.
Judy
Shelly, Please ?
APHIS is trying their best to keep nasty things out of circulation, and protecting US Commercial Interests. Their committment is honorable...their M.O., I find, rather heavy handed. I went around and around in small concentric circles when I tried to bring in some Euphorbia hybrid cuttings from Australia;
They were a Euphorbia millii HYBRID. APHIS wanted a CITES Certificate from Australian Ag. and Australian Ag. wouldn't give it because "it didn't need to, it is a E. millii HYBRID". Finally I had to tell USDA to burn them...no way could I bring them in. I even got to the Head of USDA in Hawaii and "he read the rules, verse, line and chorus, to me...gotta go by the book!
They have declared a certain ginger "invasive" and one cannot plant it...yet I cannot get it to grow here but it is choking other parts of the island.
I believe in the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" philosophy. If we are aware of what we have/ship and recognize that it could pose a danger either of disease or invasive species, I think we would not plant it... Someone innocently brought in Ageratum about 10 years ago, and it is the MOST invasive weed we have!!! (almost).
In New Zealand, someone smuggled in a Mango from the S. Pacific. It cost the government $3,000,000 to erradicate Anthracnose. So, there ARE dangers to the environment smuggling in products/plants. However, much of t he "danger" is political and protecting native industries....
Carol
Great info Carol. Not to mention the disease that plants can bring in.
I am not trying to go behind anyones back with the website, we are just not allowed to post certain things on the brug forum, and I want to respect the rules. If anyone would like the site, just let me know.
Thanks Shelly, I read it and it's very unstandable to me.