What is the inspector looking for?
An inspector will want to review the shipping documents for the proper certification depending on the origin of the plants. All plant material shipped from state to state requires an Inspection Certificate with every shipment. Also, there are several quarantines that require additional declarations or types of certification. These include Imported Fire Ant, Japanese Beetle, Pecan Weevil, and Phytopthora ramorum. The presence of proper certification helps ensure specific shipments are not spreading a new pest in New Mexico. A visual inspection of a percentage of all plant material is also done to look for the presence of insects, diseases, weeds or other pests.
