010-50 Wyo. Code R. §§ 50-3 - Standards for Certification

(% to be determined by lab analysis.)

(a) Unconditional Alfalfa Leaf-cutter Bee Certification - Bees that have been officially examined and analyzed and found to contain no more than 10% composite infestation by the parasites listed in Section 3 ( c)( i)(A) below; and which contain no infestation by the pathogens listed in Section 3 ( c) (i)(B), below.

(b) Restricted Alfalfa Leaf-cutter Bee Certification - Bees that are officially reported as containing composite parasite infestation levels of 10% through 25%, or composite pathogen infestation levels of not more than 10%, shall be designated as being restricted certification.

(c) Quarantined Alfalfa Leaf-cutter Bee Certification - Bees that are officially reported as containing composite parasite infestation levels of more than 25%, or composite pathogen infestation levels of more than 10% shall be designated as being under Quarantined Certification. Alfalfa Leaf-cutter Bees and all associated nesting material and other equipment shall be quarantined and restricted to the landowner's or bee owner's area. Quarantined bees and equipment may be used only at the locations they were used when put under Quarantined Certification. Treatment, sterilization, or other methods of recognized control shall be performed by the bee owner before said bees and equipment can be used for pollinating. Quarantined Certification for two successive years shall result in an order for destruction of larvae or removal from the State.

(i) Parasites and Pathogens that the bees are to be specifically examined for are:

(A) Parasites

(I)Minute Chalcid (Tetrastichus megachi)

(II)Sapyga wasp (Sapyga pumila)

(III)Canadian Chalcid (Pteromalus venustus)

(IV)Imported Chalcid (Monodontomerus obscurus)

(V)Checkered Flower Beetle (Trichodes ornatus)

(VI)Giant Flower Beetle (Tribolium brevicornis)

(VII)Sunflower Beetle/Longtongues blister beetle (Nemognatha lutea)

(VIII)Driedfruit Moth (Vitula edmandsae)

(IX)Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpuntella)

(X)Cadelle Beetle (Tenebriodes maurintanicus)

(XI)Blister Beetle (Epicauta normalis)

(B) Pathogens

(I) Alfalfa Leaf-cutter Bee Chalkbrood (Ascosphaera sp.)

Notes

010-50 Wyo. Code R. §§ 50-3