I saw the same about the removal of the Madeira fig listings. I reported as many China and Turkey listings as I could before I got a blister. Some progress.

Harvey, What you heard from USDA/APHIS accords with what I read in their latest import manual. See TABLE 2-10 Regulating Host-Country Combinations for Anoplophora chinensis (CLB) and Anoplophora glabripennis (ALB) from Other than Canada  >> Ficus >> Other than from China, Netherlands, Taiwan, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Thailand, PROHIBIT ENTRY. That is a change from earlier this year when the 10 mm rule was in effect.

So, basically no ficus into the US.

I am surprised that China is one country that Ficus is allowed from...
Both 'Long Horn Beetles' in question, according to Wikipedia are: "native to eastern China, Japan, and Korea".

BTW, both beetles are already here in the USA.
(do not move any firewood around!)

Kind of reminds me of 4 other better Beatles that surprised America:

You could not get a certificate of origin,
nor could you get a phytosanitary cert.
There is no way an individual could get this done.

One other problem, to export plant material,
a license is needed as well,
which is more impossible to obtain than the above.

Thus, you cannot generate the necessary paperwork
to ship to yourself.