Updated: 3/28/05
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Currently 49 counties in Ohio are regulated under the Gypsy Moth Quarantine. The counties include: Ashland, Ashtabula, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Defiance, Delaware, Erie, Fairfield, Franklin, Fulton, Geauga, Guernsey, Harrison, Henry, Hocking, Holmes, Huron, Jefferson, Knox, Lake, Licking, Lorain, Lucas, Mahoning, Marion, Medina, Monroe, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Ottawa, Perry, Portage, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Washington, Wayne, Williams, and Wood.
Gypsy Moth regulated articles include, but are not limited to: trees and woody shrubs, including cut Xmas trees; logs, pulpwood, slab-wood, firewood, and wood-bark chips; outdoor household articles, including: tables, benches, chairs, doghouses, birdhouses, and feeders, planters, utility sheds, grills, garden equipment, children's playthings, such as playhouses and sandboxes: recreational vehicles, boats, trailers, tents, associated equipment, etc. Any other product or article, or means of conveyance that may carry a life stage of the Gypsy Moth.
Producers who ship nursery stock out of regulated areas to non-regulated areas must have their stock inspected and each load must be accompanied by a certificate, which attest to the fact that their product is free of gypsy moth. Producers, who make repeated shipments, are urged to take steps necessary to qualify for a "Gypsy Moth Compliance Agreement" and master certificate, otherwise, they will face delays in obtaining certificates.
What is a Compliance Agreement? It is a written agreement between an entity engaged in growing, selling, processing, or moving regulated articles from a regulated area and the Ohio Department of Agriculture, setting forth specified conditions to prevent the spread of the gypsy moth.
Who needs a Compliance Agreement? Anyone moving regulated articles out of a regulated area to a non-regulated area and anyone in a non-regulated area receiving regulated articles from a regulated area.
One main requirement for the compliance agreement is that nurseries
must apply a USDA-approved insecticide to the entire growing area in mid to
late May. For more information, contact the Plant Pest Control Section
at 614-728-6400 or your local nursery inspector.
A "Gypsy Moth Certificate" specifically certifies a shipment for freedom from gypsy moth, allows the movement of regulated articles within the state. They can be issued by a trained staff member of any entity holding a "Compliance Agreement" or by a State or Federal Inspector.
A "State PhytoSanitary Certificate" can be issued for individual loads of regulated articles being move out of state, but within the continential US. A "Federal PhytoSanitary Certificate" must be issued for any regulated articles being moved out of the United States to another country. Both types of certificate can only be issued by either a State of Federal Inspector.
These requirements are established in
Ohio Revised Code 
Chapter 901:5-52 Gypsy Moth.