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Annex

Pests associated with papaya fruit from Fiji

Effective 14 July 2015 to 26 September 2015

Pest (scientific name)

Common name

ARTHROPODS

 

Acari (mites)

 

Phytoseiulus macropilis (Banks)

[Acari: Phytoseiidae]

Phytoseiid mite

Tetranychus neocaledonicus (Andre, 1933)

[Acari: Tetranychidae]

Vegetable spider mite

Coleoptera (beetles and weevils)

 

Acicnemis crassiusculus fairmaire, 1878

[Coleoptera: Curculionidae]

Weevil

Adoretus versutus Harold (synonyms: Adoretus vestitus Boheman; Adoretus vitiensis Nonfried; Adoretus insularis Fairmaire; Adoretus bangalorensis Brenske)

[Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae]

Rose beetle, Indian rose beetle, Japanese rose beetle, Fijian cane root grub

Carpophilus maculatus Murray

[Coleoptera: Nitidulidae]

Dried fruit beetle

Elytrurus griseus (Guérin-Méneville)

[Coleoptera: Curculiionidae]

Weevil

Diptera (flies)

 

Bactrocera passiflorae (Froggatt) (synonyms: Dacus passiflorae Frogg.; Chaetodacus passiflorae (Froggatt); Strumeta passiflorae(Froggatt))

[Diptera: Tephritidae]

Fijian fruit fly

Bactrocera xanthodes (Broun) (synonyms: Bactrocera (Notodacus) xanthodes (Broun); Dacus xanthodes (Broun); Chaetodacus xanthodes (Broun); Notodacus xanthodes (Broun); Tephritis xanthodes (Broun))

[Diptera: Tephritidae]

Fruit fly

Hemiptera (aphids, leafhoppers, mealybugs, psyllids, scales, true bugs and whiteflies)

 

Aleurodicus dispersus (Russell)

[Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae]

Spiraling whitefly

Amblypelta cocophaga China

[Hemiptera: Coreidae]

Coconut bug

Aspidiotus destructor (Signoret)

[Hemiptera: Diaspididae]

Transparent scale

Asterolecanium pustulans (Cockerell)

[Hemiptera: Asterolecaniidae]

Oleander pit scale

Brachylybas variegatus Le Guillou

[Hemiptera: Coreidae]

Brown coreid bug

Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (Morgan)

[Hemiptera: Diaspididae]

Spanish red scale

Dysmicoccus nesophilus Williams and Watson

[Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae]

Mealybug

Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893)

[Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae]

Striped mealybug

Howardia biclavis

[Hemiptera: Diaspididae]

Burrowing scale

Icerya seychellarum (Westwood, 1835)

[Hemiptera: Margarodidae]

Seychelles scale

Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti)

[Hemiptera: Diaspididae]

Peach white scale

Fungi

 

Mycosphaerella caricae Syd. & P. Syd. (anamorph: Phoma caricae-papayae(Tarr) Punithalingam)

Leaf spot; fruit rot