Quarantine Hold means temporary holding to reduce pest or disease risk in practical plant language.. . Quarantine Hold is most useful when it is tied to the exact plant part, season, cultivar, and growing conditions being described.

Quarantine Pest means a pest regulated to prevent spread in practical plant language. Related glossary ideas include integrated pest management. Quarantine Pest should be used with specific symptoms, timing, and photos. Accurate diagnosis matters because insect feeding, disease, nutrient stress, water stress, and weather injury can produce superficially similar problems on figs.