Pest categorisation of Maconellicoccus hirsutus

Bragard, Claude; Baptista, Paula; Chatzivassiliou, Elisavet; Serio, Francesco Di; Gonthier, Paolo; Miret, Josep Anton Jaques; Justesen, Annemarie Fejer; Magnusson, Christer Sven; Milonas, Panagiotis; Navas‐Cortés, Juan A; Parnell, Stephen; Potting, Roel; Reignault, Philippe Lucien; Stefani, Emilio; Thulke, Hans‐Hermann; Werf, Wopke Van der; Civera, Antonio Vicent; Yuen, Jonathan; Zappalà, Lucia; Grégoire, Jean‐Claude; Malumphy, Chris; Antonatos, Spiros; Kertész, Virág; Maiorano, Andrea; Papachristos, Dimitrios; MacLeod, Alan

doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7024

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“…Prunus persica is reported as host of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Chang and Miller, 1996; Chong et al., 2015; EFSA PLH Panel, 2022). M. hirsutus was collected on citrus plants from Türkiye between 2013 and 2015 (Karacaoğlu et al., 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

Commodity risk assessment of Prunus persica and P. dulcis plants from Türkiye

Bragard¹,

Baptista²,

Chatzivassiliou³

et al. 2023

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The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘High risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by plants of Prunus persica and P. dulcis , as budwood/graftwood, rooted or grafted on rootstocks of either P. persica, P. dulcis, P. armeniaca, P. davidiana or their hybrids, imported from Türkiye, taking into account the available scientific information, including the technical information provided by Türkiye. All pests associated with the commodity were evaluated against specific criteria for their relevance for this opinion. Four quarantine pests (peach rosette mosaic virus, tomato ringspot virus, Anoplophora chinensis, Scirtothrips dorsalis ) and 14 non‐regulated pests ( Hoplolaimus galeatus, Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae, Neoscytalidium dimidiatum, Neoscytalidium novaehollandiae, Didesmococcus unifasciatus, Euzophera semifuneralis, Lepidosaphes malicola, Lepidosaphes pistaciae, Maconellicoccus hirsutus, Malacosoma parallela, Nipaecoccus viridis, Phenacoccus solenopsis, Pochazia shantungensis, Russellaspis pustulans ) that fulfilled all relevant criteria were selected for further evaluation. For these 18 pests, the risk mitigation measures proposed in the technical Dossier from Türkiye were evaluated taking into account the possible limiting factors. For the selected pests, an expert judgement is given on the likelihood of pest freedom taking into consideration the risk mitigation measures acting on the pest, including uncertainties associated with the assessment. The degree of pest freedom varies among the pests evaluated, with fungi from Botryosphaeriaceae family ( L. pseudotheobromae, N. dimidiatum and N. novaehollandiae ) being the pests most frequently expected on the imported plants. The Expert Knowledge Elicitation indicated with 95% certainty that between 9,813 and 10,000 bundles (consisting of 10 or 25 plants each) per 10,000 would be free from the above‐mentioned fungi in the Botryosphaeriaceae family .

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Section: Risk Mitigation Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Commodity risk assessment of Prunus persica and P. dulcis plants from Türkiye

Bragard¹,

Baptista²,

Chatzivassiliou³

et al. 2023

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“…It has many common names including coffee mealybug, cotton mealybug, hibiscus mealybug, globular coffee mealybug, karoo thorn mealybug, Lebbeck mealybug and spherical mealybug. However, the common name cotton mealybug is more commonly applied to Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (EFSA PLH Panel, 2021) while hibiscus mealybug can be confused with pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green), as the mealybugs share many host plants (EFSA PLH Panel, 2022).…”

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Pest categorisation of Nipaecoccus viridis

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et al. 2023

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The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Nipaecoccus viridis (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae), the spherical scale, for the EU. It is of Asian origin and occurs widely in southern Asia, Africa and tropical Australia. It has been introduced to a few countries in the Americas. In the Mediterranean basin it is found in Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Syria and Turkey, where it is limited to the Marmara region. It has not been reported within the EU. It is not listed in Annex II of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. It reproduces sexually, has three generations each year in citrus orchards in South Africa, and all stages can overwinter. First instar nymphs may move to neighbouring plants by crawling or be passively dispersed by wind or hitchhiking on clothing, equipment or animals. It is highly polyphagous, feeding on plants in 115 genera and 46 families. It is an important pest of citrus ( Citrus spp.), cotton ( Gossypium spp.), mango ( Mangifera indica ), avocado ( Persea americana ) and stored potatoes ( Solanum tuberosum ). It also feeds on a wide range of other fruit (apple Malus domestica , olive Olea europea , pear Pyrus communis and grape Vitis vinifera ) and vegetable crops (tomato Solanum lycopersicum ), and ornamental plants (roses, Rosa spp.) that are widely grown in the EU. Plants for planting, fruits, vegetables, and cut flowers are the main potential pathways for entry of N. viridis into the EU. Climatic conditions and availability of host plants in southern parts of the EU where there are few days of frost each year would likely allow this species to successfully establish and spread. Reductions in yield and quality of cultivated hosts including avocado, citrus, cotton and mango is anticipated if establishment occurs. Phytosanitary measures are available to reduce the likelihood of entry and spread. N. viridis meets the criteria that are within the remit of EFSA to assess for this species to be regarded as a potential Union quarantine pest.

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