Pest survey card on Aleurocanthus spiniferus and Aleurocanthus woglumi

Abstract

This pest survey card was prepared in the context of the mandate on plant pest surveillance (EFSA-Q-2017-00831), upon request by the European Commission. The purpose of this document is to assist the Member States in planning annual survey activities of quarantine organisms using a statistically sound and risk-based pest survey approach, in line with the current international standards. The data requirements for such activity include the pest distribution, its host range, its biology, risk factors as well as available detection and identification methods. This document is part of a toolkit that consists of pest-specific documents, such as the pest survey cards and generic documents relevant for all pests to be surveyed, including, the general survey guidelines and statistical software such as RiBESS+.

An Eretmocerus Species, Parasitoid of Aleurocanthus spiniferus, Was Found in Europe: The Secret Savior of Threatened Plants

“…The genus Aleurocanthus Quaintance & Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) includes nearly 100 species worldwide, a few of which are pests of cultivated plants [1]. In addition to the A2 list, the EPPO-quarantine (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization) has recommended the Orange Spiny Whitefly (OSW), Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance); these also include, among others, the Citrus Blackfly; the Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby, often misidentified with the OSW (Jansen and Porcelli, 2018); and Aleurocanthus citriperdus Quaintance & Baker, the latter two not occurring in the EPPO region so far [2][3][4].…”