Annex
Information: Pest risk mangement measures for quarantine pests of fresh dates from Iran
Effective 15 July 2021 to 3 December 2021Pest |
Common name |
Agreed Measures |
Spider mites | ||
Eutetranychus palmatus |
Spider mite |
Consignment freedom verified by pre-export visual inspection and remedial action if live pests are found (a) |
Oligonychus afrasiaticus |
Date dust mite | |
Fruit flies | ||
Bactrocera zonata |
Peach fruit fly |
In-transit cold treatment at one of the following approved schedules:
|
Ceratitis capitata |
Mediterranean fruit fly | |
Mealybugs | ||
Planococcus ficus |
Vine mealybug |
Consignment freedom verified by pre-export visual inspection and remedial action if live pests are found (a) |
Pseudococcus cryptus (b) |
Citriculus mealybug |
(a) Remedial action (depending on the location of the inspection) may include treatment of the consignment to ensure that the pest is no longer viable or withdrawing the consignment from export to Australia.
(b) Pest of quarantine concern for Western Australia.