[Draft for stakeholder's comment before 2025-02-01] 

The purpose of this report is to assess the pest risks associated with the interstate movement of commercially produced fresh fruit of Persian lime, Citrus latifolia (Rutaceae), from Hawaii into the rest of the United States for consumption. 

Based on the market access request submitted by Hawaii, we considered the pathway to include the following processes and conditions: commercially produced undamaged fresh fruit. Production, harvesting, and post-harvesting procedures, and shipping and storage conditions in the shipping area were not considered during this assessment. The pest risk ratings depend on the application of all conditions of the pathway as described in this document; fruit produced under different conditions were not evaluated and may pose a different pest risk. 

We used scientific literature, port-of-entry pest interception data, and information from the government of Hawaii to develop a list of pests with quarantine significance for the rest of the United States. These are pests that occur in Hawaii on any host and are associated with the commodity plant species anywhere in the world.  

The following organisms are likely to follow the pathway but were not assessed in this document because they have already been determined to pose an unacceptable risk to the rest of the United States. Domestic regulations are in place for these pests: Bactrocera dorsalis