1.0Livingston Internationalhttps://www.livingstonintl.comHarp Sohihttps://www.livingstonintl.com/author/livingston-harp/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="W5UqKKnjAo"><a href="https://www.livingstonintl.com/aphis-permit-required-to-import-earthworms-from-all-countries-beginning-july-1-2022/">APHIS Permit Required to Import Earthworms from All Countries Beginning July 1, 2022</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.livingstonintl.com/aphis-permit-required-to-import-earthworms-from-all-countries-beginning-july-1-2022/embed/#?secret=W5UqKKnjAo" width="600" height="338" title="“APHIS Permit Required to Import Earthworms from All Countries Beginning July 1, 2022” — Livingston International" data-secret="W5UqKKnjAo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://cdn.livingstonintl.com/livingston-content/uploads/2018/08/25225747/Food-agriculture.jpg600315The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) will require importers of earthworms to obtain a Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) 526 Permit beginning July 1, 2022. Earthworms may transport animal and plant pathogens through ingested soil that detrimentally affect plant growth and diversity in the United States.  Import permits... Read more »