Annex

Pest risk management measures for quarantine pests of fresh chillies from Fiji

Effective 1 April 2024

Information: Pest risk management measures for quarantine pests of Capsicum annum from Fiji (except the island of Rotuma)

Pest	Common name	Risk management measure
Fruit flies
Bactrocera passiflorae	Fiji fruit fly	Conditional non-host status for specific Capsicum annum varieties – bird’s eye, hot rod and red fire
Bactrocera xanthodes	Pacific fruit fly
Whiteflies
Bemisia tabaci complex	Whitefly	Pre-export visual inspection and, if found, remedial action^a
Mealybugs
Planococcus minor ^WA	Pacific mealybug	Pre-export visual inspection and, if found, remedial action^a
Thrips
Thrips palmi ^{RA SA WA}	Melon thrips	Pre-export visual inspection and, if found, remedial action^a
Thrips tabaci ^RA	Onion thrips

^aRemedial action (depending on the location of the inspection) may include treatment of the consignment to ensure that the pest is no longer viable, or withdrawal of the consignment from export to Australia.

^RA Regulated article as defined by ISPM 5: Glossary of phytosanitary terms.

^SA Regional quarantine pest for South Australia

^WA Regional quarantine pest for Western Australia