USDA keeps spongy moth checklist alive: Pest fighters, comment now!
Published Date: 4/23/2026
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Summary
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service wants to keep using the Spongy Moth Identification Worksheet and Checklist to help track and manage spongy moths. This affects people involved in monitoring these pests and asks for public comments by June 22, 2026. No new costs or big changes are planned—just a smooth extension to keep fighting these pesky moths.
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Three-Year Extension of Worksheet Approval
USDA APHIS is requesting OMB approval to continue using the Spongy Moth Identification Worksheet and Checklist for an additional 3 years under OMB Control Number 0579-0104. APHIS estimates an average burden of 0.362 hours per response, about 2,500,100 respondents, 3 responses per respondent (7,500,250 responses total), and an estimated total annual burden of 2,711,543 hours. Comments are requested by June 22, 2026.
Self-Inspection Checklist Requirement for Moves
If you move outdoor household articles from a spongy moth quarantined area to a non-quarantined area, you may use and must be prepared to present a signed self-inspection checklist that documents the inspection and is kept in the vehicle during the move; APHIS recommends keeping a copy of the signed checklist for at least 5 years. The specimen-for-determination worksheet must accompany suspicious moths sent for DNA analysis to APHIS laboratories.
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