Plant Industry - Plant Pest Quarantines

Plant Pest Quarantine Information

Regulated Status of: Imported Fire Ant, Witchweed or Other Noxious  
Weeds, Gypsy Moth, Emerald Ash Borer, and Guava Root Knot Nematode

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COUNTY BY COUNTY LISTING
County Imported Fire Ant* Witchweed** Other Noxious Weeds Spongy Moth*** Emerald  
Ash Borer		 Guava Root Knot Nematode  
Alamance Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Alexander No No No No Yes Yes  
Alleghany No No Oriental Bittersweet  
Mile-a-Minute		 No Yes Yes  
Anson Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Ashe No No Canada Thistle  
Oriental Bittersweet		 No Yes Yes  
Avery No No

Canada Thistle  
Oriental Bittersweet

 No Yes Yes  
Beaufort Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Bertie Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Bladen Yes Yes Uruguay Waterprimrose No Yes Yes  
Brunswick Yes No
Uruguay Waterprimrose  
Beach Vitex		 No Yes Yes  
Buncombe No No Musk Thistle  
Oriental Bittersweet		 No Yes Yes  
Burke Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Cabarrus Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Caldwell No No No No Yes Yes  
Camden Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Carteret Yes No Beach Vitex No Yes Yes  
Caswell No No No No Yes Yes  
Catawba Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Chatham Yes No Musk Thistle No Yes Yes  
Cherokee Yes No Oriental Bittersweet No Yes Yes  
Chowan Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Clay Yes No Oriental Bittersweet No Yes Yes  
Cleveland Yes No Musk Thistle No Yes Yes  
Columbus Yes No Uruguay Waterprimrose No Yes Yes  
Craven Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Cumberland Yes Yes No No Yes Yes  
Currituck Yes No Beach Vitex Yes Yes Yes  
Dare Yes No Beach Vitex Yes Yes Yes  
Davidson Yes No Bushkiller No Yes Yes  
Davie No No No No Yes Yes  
Duplin Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Durham Yes No Uruguay Waterprimrose  
 		 No Yes Yes  
Edgecombe Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Forsyth No No Lythrum  
Bushkiller		 No Yes Yes  
Franklin Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Gaston Yes No Musk Thistle No Yes Yes  
Gates Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Graham Yes No Oriental Bittersweet No Yes Yes  
Granville Yes* No Uruguay Waterprimrose No Yes Yes  
Greene Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Guilford Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Halifax Yes No Eurasian Watermilfoil No Yes Yes  
Harnett Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Haywood No No Oriental Bittersweet   
Canada Thistle   
Plumeless Thistle 		 No Yes Yes  
Henderson No No Musk Thistle  
Oriental Bittersweet		 No Yes Yes  
Hertford Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Hoke Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Hyde Yes No Uruguay Waterprimrose  
Beach Vitex		 No Yes Yes  
Iredell Yes* No No No Yes Yes  
Jackson Yes No Plumeless Thistle  
Oriental Bittersweet		 No Yes Yes  
Johnston Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Jones Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Lee Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Lenoir Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Lincoln Yes No Musk Thistle No Yes Yes  
McDowell Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Macon Yes No Oriental Bittersweet No Yes Yes  
Madison No No Oriental Bittersweet   
Plumeless Thistle   
Musk Thistle		 No Yes Yes  
Martin Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Mecklenbereg Yes No Bushkiller No Yes Yes  
Mitchell No No Canada Thistle  
Oriental Bittersweet   
 		 No Yes Yes  
Montgomery Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Moore Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Nash Yes No No No Yes Yes  
New Hanover Yes No Puncturevine  
Uruguay Waterprimrose  
Beach Vitex		 No Yes Yes  
Northampton Yes No Canada Thistle  
Eurasian Watermilfoil		 No Yes Yes  
Onslow Yes No Beach Vitex No Yes Yes  
Orange Yes No Uruguay Waterprimrose  
Yellow Fieldcress		 No Yes Yes  
Pamlico Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Pasquotank Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Pender Yes Yes Beach Vitex No Yes Yes  
Perquimans Yes No Eurasian Watermilfoil No Yes Yes  
Person No No No No Yes Yes  
Pitt Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Polk Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Randolph Yes No Musk Thistle No Yes Yes  
Richmond Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Robeson Yes Yes No No Yes Yes  
Rockingham No No No No Yes Yes  
Rowan Yes No Musk Thistle  
Uruguay Waterprimrose		 No Yes Yes  
Rutherford Yes No Musk Thistle No Yes Yes  
Sampson Yes Yes No No Yes Yes  
Scotland Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Stanly Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Stokes No No No No Yes Yes  
Surry No No No No Yes Yes  
Swain No No Oriental Bittersweet No Yes Yes  
Transylvania No No Oriental Bittersweet No Yes Yes  
Tyrrell Yes No Eurasian Watermilfoil No Yes Yes  
Union Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Vance Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Wake Yes No
Uruguay Waterprimrose  
 		 No Yes Yes  
Warren Yes No

Eurasian Watermilfoil 

Uruguay Waterprimrose  
 

 No Yes Yes  
Washington Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Watauga No No Plumeless Thistle  
Purple Loosestrife  
Oriental Bittersweet		 No Yes Yes  
Wayne Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Wilkes No No Oriental Bittersweet No Yes Yes  
Wilson Yes No No No Yes Yes  
Yadkin No No No No Yes Yes  
Yancey No No Canada Thistle  
Oriental Bittersweet  
 		 No Yes Yes  
*Counties with Yes* are partially regulated.   
** All counties in the Witchweed quarantine list are partially regulated.  
***Dare county is partially regulated  
Note: Entire state is under quarantine for emerald ash borer and guava root knot nematode  
See NC Noxious Weeds or call 1.800.206.9333 for a list of noxious weeds in North Carolina