Plant Industry - Plant Pest Quarantines

Plant Pest Quarantine Information

Regulated Status of: Imported Fire Ant, Witchweed or Other Noxious Weeds, Gypsy Moth, Emerald Ash Borer, and Guava Root Knot Nematode

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COUNTY BY COUNTY LISTING
County	Imported Fire Ant*	Witchweed**	Other Noxious Weeds	Spongy Moth***	Emerald Ash Borer	Guava Root Knot Nematode
Alamance	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Alexander	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Alleghany	No	No	Oriental Bittersweet Mile-a-Minute	No	Yes	Yes
Anson	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Ashe	No	No	Canada Thistle Oriental Bittersweet	No	Yes	Yes
Avery	No	No	Canada Thistle Oriental Bittersweet	No	Yes	Yes
Beaufort	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Bertie	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Bladen	Yes	Yes	Uruguay Waterprimrose	No	Yes	Yes
Brunswick	Yes	No	Uruguay Waterprimrose Beach Vitex	No	Yes	Yes
Buncombe	No	No	Musk Thistle Oriental Bittersweet	No	Yes	Yes
Burke	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Cabarrus	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Caldwell	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Camden	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Carteret	Yes	No	Beach Vitex	No	Yes	Yes
Caswell	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Catawba	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Chatham	Yes	No	Musk Thistle	No	Yes	Yes
Cherokee	Yes	No	Oriental Bittersweet	No	Yes	Yes
Chowan	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Clay	Yes	No	Oriental Bittersweet	No	Yes	Yes
Cleveland	Yes	No	Musk Thistle	No	Yes	Yes
Columbus	Yes	No	Uruguay Waterprimrose	No	Yes	Yes
Craven	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Cumberland	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Currituck	Yes	No	Beach Vitex	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dare	Yes	No	Beach Vitex	Yes	Yes	Yes
Davidson	Yes	No	Bushkiller	No	Yes	Yes
Davie	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Duplin	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Durham	Yes	No	Uruguay Waterprimrose	No	Yes	Yes
Edgecombe	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Forsyth	No	No	Lythrum Bushkiller	No	Yes	Yes
Franklin	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Gaston	Yes	No	Musk Thistle	No	Yes	Yes
Gates	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Graham	Yes	No	Oriental Bittersweet	No	Yes	Yes
Granville	Yes*	No	Uruguay Waterprimrose	No	Yes	Yes
Greene	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Guilford	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Halifax	Yes	No	Eurasian Watermilfoil	No	Yes	Yes
Harnett	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Haywood	No	No	Oriental Bittersweet Canada Thistle Plumeless Thistle	No	Yes	Yes
Henderson	No	No	Musk Thistle Oriental Bittersweet	No	Yes	Yes
Hertford	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Hoke	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Hyde	Yes	No	Uruguay Waterprimrose Beach Vitex	No	Yes	Yes
Iredell	Yes*	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Jackson	Yes	No	Plumeless Thistle Oriental Bittersweet	No	Yes	Yes
Johnston	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Jones	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Lee	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Lenoir	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Lincoln	Yes	No	Musk Thistle	No	Yes	Yes
McDowell	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Macon	Yes	No	Oriental Bittersweet	No	Yes	Yes
Madison	No	No	Oriental Bittersweet Plumeless Thistle Musk Thistle	No	Yes	Yes
Martin	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Mecklenberg	Yes	No	Bushkiller	No	Yes	Yes
Mitchell	No	No	Canada Thistle Oriental Bittersweet	No	Yes	Yes
Montgomery	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Moore	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Nash	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
New Hanover	Yes	No	Puncturevine Uruguay Waterprimrose Beach Vitex	No	Yes	Yes
Northampton	Yes	No	Canada Thistle Eurasian Watermilfoil	No	Yes	Yes
Onslow	Yes	No	Beach Vitex	No	Yes	Yes
Orange	Yes	No	Uruguay Waterprimrose Yellow Fieldcress	No	Yes	Yes
Pamlico	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Pasquotank	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Pender	Yes	Yes	Beach Vitex	No	Yes	Yes
Perquimans	Yes	No	Eurasian Watermilfoil	No	Yes	Yes
Person	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Pitt	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Polk	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Randolph	Yes	No	Musk Thistle	No	Yes	Yes
Richmond	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Robeson	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Rockingham	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Rowan	Yes	No	Musk Thistle Uruguay Waterprimrose	No	Yes	Yes
Rutherford	Yes	No	Musk Thistle	No	Yes	Yes
Sampson	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Scotland	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Stanly	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Stokes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Surry	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Swain	No	No	Oriental Bittersweet	No	Yes	Yes
Transylvania	No	No	Oriental Bittersweet	No	Yes	Yes
Tyrrell	Yes	No	Eurasian Watermilfoil	No	Yes	Yes
Union	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Vance	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Wake	Yes	No	Uruguay Waterprimrose	No	Yes	Yes
Warren	Yes	No	Eurasian Watermilfoil Uruguay Waterprimrose	No	Yes	Yes
Washington	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Watauga	No	No	Plumeless Thistle Purple Loosestrife Oriental Bittersweet	No	Yes	Yes
Wayne	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Wilkes	No	No	Oriental Bittersweet	No	Yes	Yes
Wilson	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Yadkin	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Yancey	No	No	Canada Thistle Oriental Bittersweet	No	Yes	Yes
Counties with Yes are partially regulated.
** All counties in the Witchweed quarantine list are partially regulated.
***Dare county is partially regulated
Note: Entire state is under quarantine for emerald ash borer and guava root knot nematode
See NC Noxious Weeds or call 1.800.206.9333 for a list of noxious weeds in North Carolina

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