1. USDA APHIS PPQ Port Everglades, FL

2. USDA APHIS PPQ Port Everglades, FL
1800 Eller Dr., Suite 414
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Hours of Operation:
M-F 8:00- 4:30

3. PPQ-Florida AREA SOUTH Miami PIS & PEV
Area Director- Louis Volpe
PEV Supervisor- Anthony Knapik

4. Port Everglades Personnel
1 Supervisor
6 PHSS’s (Officers)
2 Entomologists (Identifiers)
1 Plant Protection Technician
1 Administrative Staff

5. Port Everglades Responsibilities
Issue Phytosanitary Export Certifications
Inspection of Cruise Ships
Inspection of Cargo from Puerto Rico
Soil Lab Inspections
Cold Treatment Review
Monitor MB Fumigations
Reconditioning of Container Cargo
Pest Identifications

6. Issue Phytosanitary Export Certifications
Issued Daily
Bahamas, Cayman Islands,
Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua
and Barbuda
14 Export Companies
FY FY FY2017
4,832 phytos issued 4,830 phytos issued ,260 phytos issued

7. Monthly Phyto Certificates Issued- FY17

8. Inspection of Cruise Ships
Periodic inspection of live plants on cruise vessels one Saturday and Sunday, every three months

9. Live Plant Inspections

10. Inspection of Cargo from Puerto Rico
Vessel from Puerto Rico (El Morro)
Review manifest
Hold on PPQ Form 212
Inspection of vehicles, construction equipment, mangoes, pumpkins and other commodities

11. Soil Lab Inspections USDA Permit Unit Soil Laboratories, Research
Facilities, Universities
To Ensure Compliance

12. Cold Treatment Review Southeastern US Cold Treatment Pilot
Began in 2013
Commodities entering PEV
Peru & Argentina- Citrus, Blueberries, & Grapes
Data stored in the 556 In-Transit Cold Treatment Database

13. Monthly Cold Treatment Reviews- FY17

14. Port Everglades Pest Identification
State Of The Art Entomology Laboratory
Two Full Time Identifiers (Multi-disciplined)
One Plant Protection Technician
Area South- Miami PIS
Ten Full Time Identifiers (Experienced Taxonomic Specialists)

18. Monitor Methyl Bromide Fumigations
PEV on-site
Performed Daily
Often Requires Reconditioning/ Restacking
Tarpaulin & Tarpless Fumigations
FY FY FY17
885 fumigations ,056 fumigations ,394 fumigations

19. Methyl Bromide Fumigations at Port Everglades

20. Reconditioning/Restacking
Container overfilled
Commodity not on pallets
Commodity is wrapped in impermeable plastic
Mixed commodities
One commodity has a different fumigation schedule than others
Commodities that cannot be fumigated
Papaya, Breadfruit, Banana flower

21. Reconditioning and Restacking of Container Cargo
Two reconditioning and restacking facilities in Port Everglades
Crowley Liner Services for Highly Mobile Actionable Pests
International Warehouse Services for Highly Mobile Actionable Pests

22. Reconditioning and Restacking Facilities
FY15
208
FY16
215
FY17
351

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