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Plant Industry - Plant Protection Section

Plant Pest Quarantine Information

Regulated Status of: Imported fire ant, Witchweed
or Other Noxious Weeds and Gypsy Moth
COUNTY BY COUNTY LISTING
County Imported Fire Ant* Witchweed** Other Noxious Weeds Gypsy Moth***
Alamance No No No No
Alexander No No No No
Alleghany No No Yes No
Anson Yes No No No
Ashe No No Yes No
Avery No No Yes No
Beaufort Yes No No No
Bertie Yes No No No
Bladen Yes Yes Yes No
Brunswick Yes No Yes No
Buncombe No No Yes No
Burke No No No No
Cabarrus Yes No No No
Caldwell No No No No
Camden Yes No No No
Carteret Yes No No No
Caswell No No No No
Catawba No No No No
Chatham Yes No Yes No
Cherokee Yes No Yes No
Chowan Yes No No No
Clay Yes No Yes No
Cleveland Yes No Yes No
Columbus Yes No Yes No
Craven Yes No No No
Cumberland Yes Yes Yes No
Currituck Yes No No Yes
Dare Yes No No Yes
Davidson No No No No
Davie No No No No
Duplin Yes No No No
Durham Yes No Yes No
Edgecombe Yes No No No
Forsyth No No Yes No
Franklin Yes No No No
Gaston Yes No Yes No
Gates No No No No
Graham No No Yes No
Granville Yes No Yes No
Greene Yes No No No
Guilford No No No No
Halifax No No Yes No
Harnett Yes No No No
Haywood No No Oriental Bittersweet
Canada Thistle
Musk Thistle 		No
Henderson No No Yes No
Hertford Yes No No No
Hoke Yes No Yes No
Hyde Yes No Yes No
Iredell Yes No No No
Jackson No No Yes No
Johnston Yes No No No
Jones Yes No No No
Lee Yes No No No
Lenoir Yes No No No
Lincoln Yes No Yes No
McDowell No No No No
Macon No No Yes No
Madison No No Oriental Bittersweet
Canada Thistle
Musk Thistle		 No
Martin Yes No No No
Mecklenbereg Yes No No No
Mitchell No No Yes No
Montgomery Yes No No No
Moore Yes No No No
Nash Yes No No No
New Hanover Yes No Florida Betony
Puncturevine
Uruguay Waterprimrose
No
Northampton No No Canada Thistle
Eurasian Watermilfoil 		No
Onslow Yes No Yes No
Orange Yes No Uruguay Waterprimrose
Yellow Fieldcress 		No
Pamlico Yes No No No
Pasquotank Yes No No No
Pender Yes Yes No No
Perquimans Yes No Yes No
Person No No No No
Pitt Yes No No No
Polk Yes No No No
Randolph Yes No Yes No
Richmond Yes No No No
Robeson Yes Yes No No
Rowan No No Uruguay Waterprimrose
Musk Thistle 		No
Rutherford Yes No Yes No
Sampson Yes Yes No No
Scotland Yes No No No
Stanly Yes No No No
Stokes No No No No
Surry No No No No
Swain No No Yes No
Transylvania No No Yes No
Tyrrell Yes No Yes No
Union Yes No No No
Vance No No No No
Wake Yes No Yes No
Warren No No Uruguay Waterprimrose
Eurasian Watermilfoil 		No
Washington Yes No No No
Watauga No No Plumeless Thistle
Purple Loosestrife
Oriental Bittersweet		 No
Wayne Yes No No No
Wilkes No No Yes No
Wilson Yes No No No
Yadkin No No No No
Yancey No No Yes No

* The counties of Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Hertford, Iredell, Lincoln, Martin, Nash, Orange Pasquotank, Perquimans, Randolph and Rutherford are partially regulated. 

** All counties in the Witchweed quarantine list are partially regulated.

***Dare county is partially regulated
See http://www.ncagr.com/plantindustry/plant/weed/noxweed.htm or call 1.800.206.9333 for a list of noxious weeds in North Carolina
 

NCDA Plant Industry Divisions - Plant Protection Section
Plant Pest Administrator : Stephen P. Schmidt
 Mailing Address: 1060 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1060
Physical Address: 216 West Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27603
Phone: 919) 733-6930 ext. 231; FAX: (919) 733-1041

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