Pierce’s Disease Control Program

 MONTHLY Activity REPORT guidelines

(Revised April 5, 2004)

General Guidelines

 

 

STATEWIDE Detection & Survey

 

The Visual survey, trapping, and positive properties sections (A1 – A28) are for non-infested counties or non-infested areas of partially infested counties.

 

 
VISUAL SURVEY

Nursery:

·         A1: Total number of distinct nursery properties visually surveyed (count each property only         once).  Each growing ground is a separate and distinct property.

·         A2: Total hours expended by the county to conduct nursery visual surveys.

 

Urban/Residential:

·         A3: Total number of distinct urban/residential properties visually surveyed (count each property only once).  These would include properties within ¼ mile of high-risk nurseries and newly landscaped commercial and residential developments. 

·         A4: Total hours expended by the county to conduct urban/residential visual surveys.

 

Cropland:

·         A5: Total number of distinct cropland properties visually surveyed (count each property only once).  These would include citrus orchards adjacent to packinghouses and remaining commercial citrus, host plantings along major routes used to transport citrus to packing facilities, and any other new commercial plantings. 

·         A6: Total hours expended by the county to conduct cropland visual surveys.

 

Other: 

Properties other than urban, nursery, and cropland, such as woodland or riparian.  Also includes leading edge survey activities.  These surveys will be at the discretion of the local County Agricultural Commissioner in consultation with PDCP project management.

·         A7: Total number of distinct other/undesignated properties visually surveyed (count each property only once).

·         A8: Total hours expended by the county to conduct visual surveys of other/undesignated properties.

 
 
TRAPPING

Nursery:

·         A9: Peak number of traps on distinct nursery properties during the reporting period.

·         A10: Total number of nursery properties with traps.  Each growing ground is a separate and distinct property.

·         A11: Total number of traps inspected in nurseries.

·         A12: Total hours expended by the county to conduct nursery trap inspections.

 

Urban/Residential:

·         A13: Peak number of traps on distinct urban/residential properties during the reporting period.

·         A14: Total number of urban/residential properties with traps.  

·         A15: Total number of traps inspected on urban/residential properties.

·         A16: Total hours expended by the county to conduct urban/residential trap inspections.

 

Cropland:

·         A17: Peak number of traps on distinct cropland properties during the reporting period.

·         A18: Total number of cropland properties with traps.

·         A19: Total number of traps inspected in cropland areas.

·         A20: Total hours expended by the county to conduct cropland trap inspections.

 

Other: 

Properties other than urban/residential, nursery, and cropland, such as woodland, riparian, or undesignated. Also includes leading edge trapping activities.  Traps placed in these areas will be at the discretion of the local County Agricultural Commissioner in consultation with PDCP project management.

·         A21: Peak number of traps on other/undesignated properties during the reporting period.

·         A22: Total number of other/undesignated properties with traps.

·         A23: Total number of traps inspected on other/undesignated properties.

·         A24: Total hours expended by the county to conduct trap inspections on other/undesignated properties.

 

 

POSITIVE PROPERTIES:  

Number of properties where one or more viable stages of the glassy-winged sharpshooter were detected.

·         A25: Total number of positive nursery properties.

·         A26: Total number of positive urban/residential properties.

·         A27: Total number of positive cropland properties.

·         A28: Total number of positive other/undesignated properties.

 

Administrative Support Hours:

·         S1: Total number of administrative support hours expended by the county to support the designated activities in the Statewide Detection & Survey section.  This includes supervision, compliance activities, clerical support, etc.

 

 

Nursery Shipments

 

Shipments TO Non-Infested Areas:

·         B1: Total number of nursery shipment inspections conducted in infested areas for nursery stock shipped to non-infested areas.

·         B2: Total hours to perform inspections of nursery shipments in infested areas.

 

Shipments From Infested Areas:

·         B3: Total number of nursery shipment inspections conducted at destination.

·         B4: Total hours to perform inspections of nursery shipments at destination. This includes time spent on phone releases, profiling, inspecting shipments at landscaping sites, and inspecting shipments at new subdivisions where plants are being received.

 

Other: (includes quarantine activities, monitoring nurseries, other miscellaneous activities)

·         B5: Total number of other activities.

·         B6: Total hours to perform other activities.

 

Enforcement Actions (Origin): 

Note that when a single inspection leads to multiple enforcement actions, each action should be reported in its respective category.

·         B7: Total number of suspensions issued.

·         B8: Total number of restrictions issued.

·         B9: Total number of revocations issued.

·         B10: Total number of other/undesignated enforcement actions.

 

Problem Shipments:

·         B11: Total number of nursery shipments rejected (NOR).  This includes paper rejections, shipments returned to origin, destroyed, treated or reconditioned and allowed to stay at destination.

·         B12: Total number of nursery shipments found to contain one or more viable life stages of the glassy-winged sharpshooter. 

 

Enforcement  Actions (Destination): 

Note that when a single inspection leads to multiple enforcement actions, each action should be reported in its respective category.

·         B13: Total number of nursery shipments treated/reconditioned.

·         B14: Total number of nursery shipments returned.

·         B15: Total number of nursery shipments destroyed.

·         B16: Total number of other/undesignated enforcement actions (warning letters, NOV, NOPA, etc.).

 

Nurseries Within Infested Areas: 

Note that all entries should be for the reporting period.

·         B17: Total number of nurseries within an infested area shipping to non-infested areas.

·         B18: Total number of nurseries within an infested area meeting program regulations (non-infested premise) requirements.

·         B19: Total number of nurseries within an infested area meeting the master permit (infested premise) requirements.

 

Nurseries (Non-Infested Areas): 

Note that all entries should be for the reporting period.

·         B20: Total number of nurseries in a non-infested area receiving shipments from an infested area.

 

Administrative Support Hours:

·         S2: Total number of administrative support hours expended by the county to support the designated activities in the Nursery Shipments section. This includes supervision, compliance activities, clerical support, etc.

 

 

COMMODITIES CERTIFICATION

 

Record keeping in this section is specific to activities conducted to comply with bulk commodity movement regulations.  Routine survey and detection activities should be recorded in the Statewide Survey & Detection section.  Note:  Use site number as issued by the County Agricultural Commissioner to determine distinct property.

 
Field Activities

Bulk Grape:

·         C1: Total number of distinct vineyards visually surveyed.

·         C2: Total hours to conduct visual surveys of vineyards.

·         C3: Total number of traps inspected at vineyards.

·         C4: Total hours to conduct vineyard trap inspections.

·         C5: Total number of vineyards where one or more viable life stages of the glassy-winged sharpshooter were detected.

 

Bulk Citrus:

·         C6: Total number of distinct citrus groves visually surveyed.

·         C7: Total hours to conduct visual surveys of citrus groves.

·         C8: Total number of traps inspected at citrus groves.

·         C9: Total hours to conduct citrus grove trap inspections.

·         C10: Total number of citrus groves where one or more viable life stages of the glassy-winged sharpshooter were detected.

 

Other:

·         C11: Total number of other/undesignated commodity properties visually surveyed.

·         C12: Total hours to conduct visual surveys of other/undesignated commodity properties.

·         C13: Total number of traps inspected at other/undesignated commodity properties.

·         C14: Total hours to conduct other/undesignated commodity property trap inspections.

·         C15: Total number of other/undesignated commodity sites where one or more viable life stages of the glassy-winged sharpshooter were detected.

 
 
Shipment Activities

Bulk Grape:

·         C16: Total number of bulk grape shipments visually inspected.

·         C17: Total hours to conduct visual inspections of bulk grape shipments.

·         C18: Total number of bulk grape shipments where one or more viable life stages of the glassy-winged sharpshooter were detected.

 

Bulk Citrus:

·         C19: Total number of bulk citrus shipments visually inspected.

·         C20: Total hours to conduct visual inspections of bulk citrus shipments.

·         C21: Total number of bulk citrus shipments where one or more viable life stages of the       glassy-winged sharpshooter were detected.

 

Other:

·         C22: Total number of other/undesignated commodity shipments visually inspected.

·         C23: Total hours to conduct visual inspections of other/undesignated commodity shipments.

·         C24: Total number of other/undesignated commodity shipments where one or more viable life stages of the glassy-winged sharpshooter were detected.

 

Administrative Support Hours:

·         S3: Total number of administrative support hours expended by the county to support the designated activities in the Commodities section.  This includes supervision, compliance activities, clerical support, etc.

 

 

Delimitation

 

Record keeping in this section is specific to delimitation activities conducted after a viable life stage of the glassy-winged sharpshooter is detected.  Routine survey and detection activities should be recorded in the Statewide Survey & Detection section.  Note:  All entries are for the current reporting period.

 

Properties Visually Surveyed:

·         D1: Total number of distinct properties visually surveyed, regardless of who (i.e. California Conservation Corps (CCC)) actually conducts the survey, after the detection of one or more viable life stages of the glassy-winged sharpshooter.

·         D2: Total hours expended by county staff to perform delimitation visual surveys.

·         D3: Total number of sites where one or more viable life stages of the glassy-winged sharpshooter were detected.  This includes finds in nurseries that are not associated with a recent shipment.

 

Trap Inspections:

·         D4: Total number of traps inspected, regardless of who (i.e. CCC) actually conducts the inspections, after the detection of one or more viable life stages of the glassy-winged sharpshooter.  This includes delimitation traps on nursery and cropland properties. (Note: repeat inspections for the same trap should be counted each time.  For example, if 3 traps were deployed and the first trap was inspected 3 times, the second was inspected 1 time, and the third inspected 2 times, the number of trap inspections is 6.)

·         D5: Total hours expended by county staff to perform delimitation trap inspections.

·         D6: Total number of sites where one or more viable life stages of the glassy-winged sharpshooter were detected.  This includes trap finds in nurseries.

 

Traps in Service:

·         D7: Total number of traps in service for delimitation activities.  This includes delimitation traps on nursery and cropland properties.

 

Nursery Find Activities:

·         D8: Total number of hours expended by county staff to perform nursery delimitation activities (i.e., trace forward/backward, inspections) after a confirmed viable life stage of the glassy-winged sharpshooter is detected.

·         D9: Total number of distinct nursery properties where delimitation activities were conducted.

 

Administrative Support Hours:

·         S4: Total number of hours expended by the county to support the designated activities in the Delimitation section. This includes supervision, compliance activities, clerical support, etc.

 


  

treatment

 

Properties Treated: 

Total number of properties treated at least one time during the reporting period.

·         E1: Nursery properties.

·         E2: Urban/residential properties.

·         E3: Cropland properties.

·         E4: Receiver properties (packinghouses, juice plants, etc.).

·         E5: Total hours expended by county staff to perform and/or assist with treatments.  Do not include pest control operator hours, CCC time or non-reimbursable assistance.

 

Administrative Support Hours:

·         S5: Total number of administrative support hours expended by the county to support the designated activities in the Treatment section. This includes supervision, compliance activities, clerical support, etc.

 

 

OTHER

 

Outreach Activities: 

For the purposes of this program, “outreach” is defined as the development and delivery of information and training to local communities, groups, and individuals to organize their involvement with the county workplan and to raise awareness regarding Pierce’s disease and its vectors. As defined, outreach activities are focused (i.e. formal, planned, scheduled), not incidental actions to deliver the information and training.

·         F1: Total number of outreach sessions performed by county staff during the reporting period.

·         F2: Total number of persons (non-county employees) attending outreach sessions.

·         F3: Total hours expended by county staff to perform outreach activities.

 

Employee Training: 

For the purposes of this program, “qualified training” is defined as the development and delivery of training to employees in the biology, survey, and treatment of Pierce’s disease and its vectors.

·         F4: Total hours expended by county staff for qualified training.

 

Miscellaneous:

·         F5: Total hours expended by county staff to perform PDCP activities not specified elsewhere on the monthly report.  Examples include mandatory employee training (i.e., new employee orientation, driver safety, sexual harassment prevention, etc.).

 

Administrative Support Hours:

·        S6: Total number of administrative support hours expended by the county to support the designated activities in the Other section. This includes supervision, compliance activities, clerical support, etc.