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List: Pest risk management measures for quarantine pests of citrus from Italy

Effective 21 February 2023

Pest

Common name

Measure

Fruit Fly

Ceratitis capitataA

Mediterranean fruit fly

Cold disinfestation for Mediterranean fruit fly:

  • 1.1°C or below for 14 consecutive days
  • 1.67°C or below for 16 consecutive days
  • 2.2°C or below for 18 consecutive days
  • 3.0°C or below for 20 consecutive days

Other arthropods

Aculops pelekassi

Pink citrus rust mite

Pre-export inspection and remedial action if required.

Cryptoblabes gnidiella

Citrus pyralid

Frankliniella occidentalis

Western flower thrips

Prays citri

Citrus flower moth

Pseudococcus calceolariaeB

Citrophilus mealybug

A Regulated as a regional quarantine pest for Eastern Australia and the Ord River

B These pests are regulated as being regional quarantine pests.