The big issue in shipping from Florida to CA is nematodes....
www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ppd/PDF/Chitambar2007.pdf
Belonolaimus longicaudatus Rau
Sting nematode
Detection history: The CDFA Nematology Laboratory detected the sting nematode in incoming quarantine shipments of Bermuda grass from Georgia in 1962, roses from Texas and coconut palm from Mexico in 1967, and plant-associated soil from Florida in 1983 and 1987.
Detection history: Cobb’s awl nematode was first detected in quarantine shipments of aquatic plants from Ohio in 1966. Since then the nematode was detected in soils associated with ornamental plants from Florida:
Radopholus similis (Cobb) Thorne
Burrowing nematode
Detection History: In 1953 the burrowing nematode was recognized as the cause for spreading decline in Florida, thereby, giving CDFA sufficient cause to protect California against this devastating pest. The next year R. similis was found in banana in a Los Angeles nursery. In the years to follow, a series of actions occurred within California, the highlights of which are chronicled below:
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In 1954-56, a state-county survey revealed several ornamental host plants in nurseries to be infested with Radopholus similis. Eradicative measures were pursued.
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