Midwest Laboratories USDA Soil Import Permit
Please, see the full permit for use in shipment of imported soils.
A permit and black and white label are required for any international soils samples. Please contact the agronomyteam@midwestlabs.com to receive a reusable black and white label for adhering to the outside of the shipment.
updated 12.06.23
Controlled Import Permit to Import Restricted or Not Authorized Plant Material
This permit authorizes the importation of the listed articles, under the conditions specified in the permit. A copy of the first page of this permit must accompany all shipments authorized under this permit. For additional questions concerning this permit, please contact the agronomyteam@midwestlabs.com.
Live Plant Parasitic Nematode Identification
Plant parasitic nematodes are microscopic organisms that must have some type of living host plant tissue to feed upon and multiply. Every production crop and turf grass has at least one plant parasitic nematode that can affect it. The majority of plant parasitic nematodes are root feeders and can be characterized by type of plants they feed on, visual cues related to predation effects, and general classifications on level of root penetration/feeding (ectoparasite, semi-endoparasite, and endoparasite). The ability to control these organisms is directly related to their level of root penetration.
USDA/APHIS Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Biocontrol Organisms, Federal Noxious Weeds, Soil, and Bees - Import
United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Permit to Move Live Pests, Noxious Weeds, and Soil (International Movement).
This permit is for the movement of soil related to the isolation of live plant parasitic nematodes originally collected from outside the United States and its territories. If you are wanting to send a soil sample to Midwest Laboratories from one of the following listed locations for determination of plant parasitic nematodes populations, please enclose a copy of this permit along with applicable external placarding, for each sample shipment container.
Argentina, Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, United States Virgin Islands, Canada, Mexico, North America (other than the USA).
For soil samples originating with the continental United States and its territories, please refer to the following permit: USDA/APHIS Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, and Soil (Interstate Permit)
USDA/APHIS Permit to Move Live Plant Pests, Noxious Weeds, and Soil - Interstate Movement
This permit is required for the shipping/transportation of soil samples needing Live Plant Parasitic Nematode analysis originating in the following locations:
Continental United States, American Somoa (AS), Guam (GU), Hawaii, Northern Mariana Islands (MP), Puerto Rico (PR), US Virgin Islands (USVR)
This permit allows Midwest Laboratories to accept by mail, or bonded carrier any soil samples being sent for the purpose of live plant parasitic nematode isolation. To utilize this permit, prior to shipping, print a legible copy and include in the soil sample shipping container. Ensure that the sampling location is listed for each shipped sample, and is not registered as a USDA/APHIS quarantined area (contact Midwest Laboratories for further information). If you have additional questions, please contact George Nelsen at (402) 829-9868.