Stakeholder Consultation for Proposed Environmental Release of Novel Biological Control Agents
APHIS invites the public to review and comment on proposed projects involving novel biological control agents. Your feedback helps us evaluate petitions for release of these agents as part of the APHIS biological control permitting process.
Each project is open for public comment for 30 days. As new petitions are reviewed and recommended to APHIS by advisory groups, the projects will be posted on this page along with the deadline for submitting comments.
Open Commenting Opportunities
| Comments Due by: | Title |
|---|---|
| August 20, 2026 | Aprostocetus nitens for the biological control of Erythrina gall wasp (Quadrastichus erythrinae) (497.5 KB) |
How To Submit Comments
- Email your comments to ppqbiocontrol@usda.gov.
- When submitting feedback, please include the name of the biological control agent in the email subject line (for example: Ceutorhynchus scrobicollis or Eucryptorrhynchus brandti).
We will review all comments and consider the scientific and technical issues raised. Your input may help inform APHIS’ decision making and could result in changes to a proposed release. However, we are unable to respond individually to comments.
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