Annex

Guideline: Pest risk management measures for quarantine pests of whole pomegranate from India

Effective 5 September 2020 to 30 October 2021

Scientific name	Common name	Measures
Fruit flies
Bactrocera carambolae	Carambola fruit fly	In-transit cold treatment at the following approved schedule: 1.67°C or below for 18 days
Bactrocera dorsalis	Oriental fruit fly
Bactrocera zonata	Peach fruit fly
Other fruit flies of economic significance
Scale insect
Drosicha dalbergiae	Almond mealybug	Appropriate packing house practices combined with pre-export visual inspection and, if found, remedial action a
Mites
Tenuipalpus granati	False spider mite	Appropriate packing house practices combined with pre-export visual inspection and, if found, remedial action a
Tenuipalpus punicae	False spider mite
Thrips
Frankliniella occidentalis (RA, NT)	Western flower thrips	Appropriate packing house practices combined with pre-export visual inspection and, if found, remedial action a
Scirtothrips dorsalis (RA)	Chilli thrips
Scirtothrips oligochaetus	Mangosteen thrips
Mealybugs
Dysmicoccus neobrevipes	Grey pineapple mealybug	Appropriate packing house practices combined with pre-export visual inspection and, if found, remedial action a
Paracoccus marginatus	Papaya mealybug
Planococcus ficus	Vine mealybug
Bacterium
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae	Bacterial blight of pomegranate	Systems approach

a Remedial action (by the Indian NPPO) may include applying approved treatment to the consignment to ensure that the pest is no longer viable or withdrawing the consignment from export to Australia. RA: Regulated article, refer to Section 4.4 of the Final Report for fresh pomegranate for definition of a Regulated article. NT: Pest of biosecurity concern for Northern Territory.