Each year, the division responds to the discovery of new pests and diseases as well as the recurrence of old ones. In Fiscal Year 2021-2022, the division
Fund | Salary Rate/ Position | General Revenue | Trust Funds | |
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SALARY RATE | ||||
POSITIONS | ||||
SALARIES AND BENEFITS | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
FROM CITRUS INSPECTION TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY ERADICATION TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM PLANT INDUSTRY TRUST FUND | ||||
OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
FROM CITRUS INSPECTION TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY ERADICATION TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM PLANT INDUSTRY TRUST FUND | ||||
EXPENSES | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
FROM CITRUS INSPECTION TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY ERADICATION TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM PLANT INDUSTRY TRUST FUND | ||||
OPERATING CAPITAL OUTLAY | ||||
FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM PLANT INDUSTRY TRUST FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
ACQUISITION OF MOTOR VEHICLES | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCIES (MEDFLY PROGRAM) | ||||
FROM AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY ERADICATION TRUST FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
GRANTS AND AIDS - BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION | ||||
FROM PLANT INDUSTRY TRUST FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
APIARIAN INDEMNITIES | ||||
FROM AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY ERADICATION TRUST FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES | ||||
FROM LAND ACQUISITION TRUST FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
CITRUS HEALTH RESPONSE PROGRAM | ||||
FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY ERADICATION TRUST FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
CITRUS BUDWOOD NURSERY | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
PLANT PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL | ||||
FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
CONTRACTED SERVICES | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
FROM CITRUS INSPECTION TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY ERADICATION TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM PLANT INDUSTRY TRUST FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
FROM AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY ERADICATION TRUST FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
TRANSFER TO UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA/INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES FOR INVASIVE EXOTICS QUARANTINE FACILITY | ||||
FROM PLANT INDUSTRY TRUST FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL | ||||
FROM AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY ERADICATION TRUST FUND | ||||
SPECIAL CATEGORIES | ||||
TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES - HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES PURCHASED PER STATEWIDE CONTRACT | ||||
FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND | ||||
FROM CITRUS INSPECTION TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY ERADICATION TRUST FUND | ||||
FROM PLANT INDUSTRY TRUST FUND | ||||
TOTAL |
17,782,585 |
32,412,769 |
Giant African Land Snail. The giant African land snail is one of the most damaging snails in the world and consumes at least 500 different types of plants. In June 2022, the division confirmed the detection of the giant African land snail (GALS) in Pasco County, and in Lee County in December 2022.
These snails could devastate Florida agriculture and natural areas as they cause extensive damage to tropical and subtropical environments. The snails also pose a serious health risk to humans by carrying the parasite rat lungworm, known to cause meningitis in humans. Therefore, importing or possessing GALS is illegal without a permit in the United States.
GALS have been eradicated twice in Florida. The first detection was in 1969, and the eradication was in 1975. The most recent eradication of this pest was in 2021 from first detection in 2011 in Miami-Dade County.
Other Reports
Plant Industry Publications, Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry
Websites of Interest
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Plants Database
Cooperative Agriculture Pest Survey Program
Performance Information
Division of Plant Industry, 1-888-397-1517
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