Bright orange milkweed aphids (Aphis nerii) usually emerge toward the end of summer and feed in clusters on the stems and leaves of common milkweed, swamp milkweed, and other milkweed plants ...

What I saw in this picture was a plant that looks like milkweed and was coated with a yellow aphid with black legs. They are called oleander aphid or Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe. There are ...

APHIS issued its final rule on animal ID that has been in place since 2013, switching from solely visual tags to tags that are both electronically and visually readable for certain classes of ...

APHIS’s Regulatory Status Review (RSR) responses under the revised biotechnology regulations at 7 C.F.R. Part 340 are available online. In each case, APHIS based its responses on information ...

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service further postpones effective date for Horse Protection Act final rule to Feb. 1, 2026.

The APHIS draft guide addresses information requirements, the review process, decision timelines, confidential business information justifications, and key definitions, and provides an optional ...

The APHIS project will focus on use and resistance related to animal health and production-related indicators. APHIS is partnering with several animal health and industry organizations on this ...

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is launching new efforts to help prevent the introduction and spread of African swine fever ...

USDA Proposes Amendments to APHIS’s Traceability Regulations Under the rule, APHIS would require tags that are both visually and electronically readable for interstate movement of cattle and ...