Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) may be imported into the United States from the Republic of Korea only in accordance with this paragraph and all other applicable provisions of this section.

The fruit must be grown in pest-proof greenhouses registered with the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of the Republic of Korea.

The NPPO of the Republic of Korea must inspect and regularly monitor greenhouses for plant pests. The NPPO of the Republic of Korea must inspect greenhouses and plants, including fruit, at intervals of no more than 2 weeks, from the time of fruit set until the end of harvest.

The NPPO of the Republic of Korea must set and maintain McPhail traps (or a similar type with a protein bait that has been approved for the pests of concern) in greenhouses from October 1 to April 30. The number of traps must be set as follows: 2 traps for greenhouses smaller than 0.2 hectare in size; 3 traps for greenhouses 0.2 to 0.5 hectare; 4 traps for greenhouses over 0.5 hectare and up to 1.0 hectare; and for greenhouses greater than 1 hectare, traps must be placed at a rate of 4 traps per hectare.

The NPPO of the Republic of Korea must check all traps once every 2 weeks. If a single pumpkin fruit fly is captured, that greenhouse will lose its registration until trapping shows that the infestation has been eradicated.

Each consignment must be protected from pest infestation from harvest until export. Newly harvested fruit must be covered with insect-proof mesh or a plastic tarpaulin while moving to the packinghouse and awaiting packing. Fruit must be packed within 24 hours of harvesting in an enclosed container or vehicle or in insect-proof cartons or cartons covered with insect-proof mesh or plastic tarpaulin, and then placed in containers for shipment. These safeguards must be intact when the consignment arrives at the port in the United States.