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Annex

Pests associated with fresh persimmons from New Zealand

Effective 14 July 2015 to 26 September 2015

List of pests associated with fresh Persimmons from New Zealand and their quarantine status.


Scientific Name

Family

Order / Group

Common Name

Category

Araneae (Spiders)

 

 

 

 

Achaearanea  veruculata (syn: Cryptachaea veruculata, Theridion veruculatum)

Theridiidae



Araneae



cobweb spider



NA



Badumna sp.

Desidae

Araneae

house spider

NA

Eryciniolia purpurapunctata

Tetragnathidae

Araneae

big jawed spider

A

Scotophaeus pretiosus

Gnaphosidae

Araneae

stealthy Spider

A

Crusteacea

 

 

 

 

Porcellio scaber

Porcellionidae

Isopoda

common slater, slater

NA

Fungi

 

 

 

 

Alternaria alternate



Dematiaceae



Hyphomycetes



black mould, black rot, fruit rot, sooty mould

NA



Aureobasidium sp.

Tuberculariaceae

 

 

NA

Botryosphaeria dothidea 
anamorph = Fusicoccum aesculi


Botryosphaeriaceae



Ascomycetes



black rot, dothiorella rot, ripe spot, white rot

NA



Botryosphaeria parva

Botryosphaeriaceae

Ascomycetes

fruit rot, ripe spot

NA

Botryotinia fuckeliana 
anamorph = Botrytis  cinerea

Sclerotinaceae


Ascomycetes


dry eye rot, ghost spot, grey mould

NA


Cladosporidium cladosporoides

Dematiaceae

Hyphomycetes

mould

NA

Colletotrichum acutatum anamorph = Gloeosporidium fructigenum (syn: Colletotrichium fructigenum

Dematiaceae




Coelomycetes




anthracnose, bitter rot




NA




Discula sp.

Dipsacaceae

Hyphomycetes

 

A

Fusarium crookwellense


Tuberculariaceae


Deuteromycetes

fusarium mould


NA


Fusicoccum luteum


Phomaceae


Coelomycetes


fusicoccum rot, ripe rot

NA


Glomeria cingulata anamorph = Colletotrichium gloesporoides

Phyllachoraceae


Ascomycetes


anthracnose, bitter rot


NA


Mucor sp.

Mucoraceae

Zygomycetes

mould, mucor rot

NA

Mycosphaerella tassiana

Sphaeriaceae

Ascomycetes

cladosporidium rot

NA

Paecilomyces variotii

Coniophoraceae

Hyphomycetes

 

NA

Penicillium sp.


Moniliaceae


Hyphomycetes


blue mould, mould, penicillium mould

NA


Pestalotia sp.

Amphisphaeriaceae

Coelomycetes

 

NA

Pestalotiopsis maculans

Amphisphaeriaceae

Coelomycetes

 

NA

Phoma exigua

Phomaceae

Coelomycetes

storage rot

NA

Phoma macrostoma


Phomaceae


Coelomycetes


phoma leaf and fruit spot, storage rot

NA


Phomopsis sp.

Phomaceae

Coelomycetes

phomopsis rot

NA

Rhizopus sp.

Mucoraceae

Zygomycetes

 

NA

 Insects

 

 

 

 

Adalia  bipunctata

Coccinellida

Coleoptera

two-spotted ladybug

NA

Anagyrus fusciventris

Encyrtidae

Hymenoptera

Encyrtid wasp

A

Aspidiotus nerii

Diaspididae

Hemiptera

oleander scale

NA

Asynonychus cervinus

Curculionidae

Coleoptera

fuller’s rose weevil

NA

Capua  intractana (syn: Sperchia intractana)

Tortricida


Lepidoptera


dusky leafroller


NA


Carpophilus davidsoni


Nitidulidae


Coleoptera


dried fruit beetle, fruit beetle, nitdulid beetle

NA


Cnephasia jactatana


Tortricidae


Lepidoptera


black lyre leafroller, black lyre moth

A


Coboldia fuscipes (syn: Scatopse fuscipes)

Scatopsidae


Diptera


 


NA


Coccinella  undecimpunctata


Coccinellidae


Coleoptera


eleven spotted ladybird

NA


Coccophagus gurneyi

Aphelinidae

Hymenoptera

 

NA

Conoderus sp.

Elateridae

Coleoptera

wireworm

A

Cortinicara hirtalis



Latridiidae



Coleoptera



fungus beetle, mildew beetle, minute scavenger beetle

NA



Cortinicara meridiana

Latridiidae

Coleoptera

minute mould beetle

A

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

Coccinellidae

Coleoptera

mealybug ladybird

NA

Cryptoscenea australiensis

Coniopterygidae

Neuroptera

lace-wing

NA

Ctenopseustis herana

Tortricidae

Lepidoptera

Brownheadedleafroller

A

Ctenopseustis obliquana

Tortricidae

Lepidoptera

Brownheadedleafroller

A

Diadiplosis koebelei

Cecidomyiidae

Diptera

 

NA

Dolichogenidea tasmanica (syn: Apantales tasmanicus)

Braconidae


Hymenoptera


leafroller parasite


A


Ectopsocus briggsi

Ectopsocidae

Psocoptera

book lice

NA

Entomobrya sp.

Entomobryidae

Collembola

springtail

NA

Epiphyas postvittana


Tortricidae


Lepidoptera


lightbrown apple moth

NA


Gaurax mesopleuralis

Chloropidae

Diptera

 

A

Goniozus jacintae

Bethylidae

Hymenoptera

 

NA

Halmus chalybeus

Coccinellidae

Hexapoda

steel blue ladybird

NA

Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis

Thripidae

Thysanoptera

greenhouse thrips

NA

Helophilus spp.

Syrhpidae

Diptera

 

A

Hemiberlesia lataniae

Diaspididae

Hemiptera

lantania scale

NA

Hemiberlesia rapax

Diaspididae

Hemiptera

greedy scale

NA

Lecanomerus atriceps

Carabidae

Coleoptera

 

A

Listronotus bonariensis


Curculionidae


Coleoptera


argentine stem weevil, stem weevil

NA


Litargus vestitus

Mycetophagidae

Coleoptera

hairy fungus beetle

NA

Nesothrips propinquus

Phlaeothripidae

Thysanoptera

thrips

NA

Nezara viridula

Pentatomidae

Hemiptera

green vegetable bug

NA

Ophelosia spp.

Pteromalidae

Hymenoptera

 

A

Paraphloeostiba gayndahensis

Staphylinidae

Coleoptera

 

NA

Paratrechina vaga

Formicidae

Hymenoptera

ant

NA

Parectromoides varipes

Encyrtidae

Hymenoptera

 

A

Parthenolecanium persicaei (syn: Lecanium persicae)

Coccidae


Hemiptera


brown peach scale, European peach scale

NA


Phenacoccus graminicola (syn: Pseudococcus graminosus)

Pseudococcidae


Hemiptera


ryegrass mealybug


A


Planotortrix excessana


Tortricidae


Lepidoptera


green headed leafroller

A


Planotortrix octo


Tortricidae


Lepidoptera


green headed leafroller

A


Pseudococcus calceolariae (syn: Pseudococcus similans)

Pseudococcidae


Hemiptera


Citrophilusmealybug


A for WA only


Pseudococcus longispinus

Pseudococcidae

Hemiptera

Longtailedmealybug

NA

Pseudococcus viburni (syn: P.  affinis &P. obscures)

Pseudococcidae


Hemiptera


obscure mealybug, tuber mealybug

NA


Saissetia oleae

Coccidae

Hemiptera

back scale, olive scale

NA

Salpingus spp.


Salpingidae


Coleoptera


narrow waisted bug beetle

A


Scolypopa australis

Ricaniidae

Hemiptera

passionvine hopper

NA

Scymnus loewii

Coccinellidae

Coleoptera

native ladybird

A

Siphanta acuta

Flatidae

Hemiptera

green plant hopper

NA

Stathmopoda skelloni

Oecophoridae

Lepidoptera

featherfoot moth

A

Technomyrmex albipes


Formicidae


Hymenoptera


white-footed house ant

NA


Tetracnemoidea brevicornis

Encyrtidae

Hymenoptera

 

NA

Tetracnemoidea sydneyensis

Encyrtidae

Hymenoptera

 

NA

Tubulifera spp.

Phlaeothripidae

Thysanoptera

thrip

A

Xenylla maritima

Hypogastruridae

Collembola

 springtail

NA

Mites

 

 

 

 

Aceria diospyri

Briophyidae

Acarina

persimmon bud mite

NA

Agistemus sp.

Stigmaeidae

Acarina

stigmaeid mite

A

Amblyseius largoensis

Phytoseiidae

Acarina

phytoseiid mite

NA

Crassoribatula maculosa

Oribatulidae

 Sarcoptiformes

oribatid mite 

NA

Orthotydeus californicus (syn: Tydeus californicus)

Tydeidae


Acarina


tydeid mite


NA

Orthotydeus caudatus (syn: Tydeuscaudatus)

Tydeidae


Acarina


fungal feeding mite, tydied mite

NA


Pedrocortesella gymnonotus

Plateremaeidae

Acarina

oribatid mite

NA

Tarsonemus confusus

Tarsonemidae

Acarina

tarsonemid mite

NA

Tarsonemus waitei


Tarsonemidae


Acarina


peach bud mite, tarsonemid mite

NA


Tetranychus urticae


Tetranychidae


Acarina


two spotted mite, two spotted spider mite

NA


Typhlodromus caudiglans

Phytoseiidae

Acarina

predatory mite

NA

Typhlodromus pyri


Phytoseiidae


Acarina


phytoseiid mite, predatory mite

NA


Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Acaridae

Acarina

mould mite

NA

Zetzelli alongiseta (syn: Agistemus longisetus)

Stigmaeidae


Acarina


stigmaeid mite


NA


Zetzellia maori

Stigmaeidae

Acarina

stigmaeid mite

NA


If a pest is found during inspection that is not contained in the above listing it must be categorised as Actionable until an assessment has been made by Plant Import Operations and its quarantine status determined.

Information is current as of the 7th of March 2013.