Japan Proposes Expansion of Quarantine Pest List
Japan has recently proposed amendments to it's Quarantine Pest List with the addition of 212 new species. From the 212 newly added species MPI have identified 16 which are listed in the Plant Pest Information Network (PPIN) as being present in New Zealand. For the pests which MPI identified as being present in New Zealand, PPIN shows the following pest-host associations:
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Pest |
Pest-host association |
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Anaphothrips varii |
No association listed |
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Capua intractana |
Vitis vinifera, Malus sylvestris var. domestica |
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Cnephasia jactatana |
Citrus sp., Pyrus pyrifolia, Actinidia deliciosa, Prunus persica, Camellia sp., Persea americana, Cymbidium sp. |
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Dasineura mali |
Malus sylvestris var. domestica, Pyrus pyrifolia |
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Elatobium abietinum |
Picea alpestris and Picea sitchensis |
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Gonipterus scutellatus |
Eucalyptus spp. |
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Hercinothrips bicinctus |
Phaseolus vulgaris, Cucurbits sp., Chrysanthemum sp., Solanum lycopersicum, Passiflora edulis, Coprosma repens, Melicytus lanceolatus, Solanum laciniatum and Myoporum laetum |
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Heteronychus arator |
Solanum tuberosum, Cucumis melo, Allium sativum and Solanum tuberosum |
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Hyadaphis foeniculi |
No association listed |
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Macrosiphum hellebori |
Helleborus sp. |
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Macrosiphum rosae |
Actinidia deliciosa, Vicia faba, Pisum sativum, Phaseolus vulgaris, Pyrus communis, and Rosa sp. |
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Merophyas divulsana |
Phaseolus vulgaris |
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Metopolophium festucae |
Lolium sp., Vicia faba, Pisum sativum, and Triticum aestivum |
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Mitrastethus baridioides |
Pyrus pyrifolia, Pinus radiata, Pinus devoniana, Abies sp., and Pinus patula |
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Pseudaulacaspis brimblecombei |
Protea sp., Telopea sp., and Choisya ternata |
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Siphanta acuta |
Cucurbita pepo, Citrus sp., Malus sylvestris var. domestica, Vitis vinifera, Feijoa sellowiana, Rosa sp., Prunus sp., Persea americana, Actinidia deliciosa, Eucalyptus globulus, and Macadamia sp. |
MPI advises that the above list may not be definitive and industry groups may choose to do a wider search of other databases available. The pest-host linkage is provided by MPI to give some guidance on products that the pest has been recorded on in the past, however because this information is not compulsory to report to MPI, records may not be complete.
Final date for comments on the proposed amendments is the 20th September. Those wishing to comment on the proposed amendments need to contact MPI urgently as follows, by 6th September:
Swetta Magan | Adviser, Plant Exports
Plant, Food & Environment Directorate | Standards Branch
Ministry for Primary Industries | Pastoral House 25 The Terrace | PO Box 2526 | Wellington | New Zealand
Telephone: +64-4-894 0296 | Facsimile: +64-4-894 0662 | Web: www.biosecurity.govt.nz
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