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September 14 -- A new report from the National Research Council finds that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is within its authority to classify the light brown apple moth -- a non-native, invasive moth discovered in California in recent years -- as a pest eligible for quarantine restrictions and eradication, which the agency asserted in a draft response to two petitions questioning the classification. The report says, however, that APHIS would benefit greatly from referencing more robust science to support its position.
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