Pseudaulacaspis pentagona Yes (AQSIQ Yes. NSW, Qld Yes. This pest is Yes. Has been Assessment not No (Targioni-Tozzetti, 1886) 2006b); (Plant Health mainly associated recorded on hosts required. Australia 2001). with leaves, branches from 108 genera in 55 [Diaspididae] Pseudaulacaspis This species is and stems of plant families pentagona is a White peach scale listed as a P. persica (AQSIQ et al. 2014). regional pest for declared organism 2006b; Feng & Wang Many of these hosts Western Australia. (Prohibited 2004; Yang, Tulake & are present in The potential (section 12)) Li 2005), but can Australia. This species economic under the infest fruit (Watson is found across Asia consequences would Western Australia 2005). and Europe as well as only be applicable to BAM Act 2007 eastern Australia WA should this (Government of (CABI 2015). Its species enter, Western Australia geographic establish and spread. 2014). distribution indicates WA has assessed that this species has these consequences the potential to as ‘very low’ using establish and spread similar methodology in Western Australia. to the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources which meets their ALOP (Poole et al. 2011).
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti, 1886) [Diaspididae] White peach scale Yes (AQSIQ 2006b); Yes. NSW, Qld (Plant Health Australia 2001). This species is listed as a declared organism (Prohibited (section 12)) under the Western Australia BAM Act 2007 (Government of Western Australia 2014). Yes. This pest is mainly associated with leaves, branches and stems of P. persica (AQSIQ 2006b; Feng & Wang 2004; Yang, Tulake & Li 2005), but can infest fruit (Watson 2005). Yes. Has been recorded on hosts from 108 genera in 55 plant families et al. 2014). Many of these hosts are present in Australia. This species is found across Asia and Europe as well as eastern Australia (CABI 2015). Its geographic distribution indicates that this species has the potential to establish and spread in Western Australia. Assessment not required. Pseudaulacaspis pentagona is a regional pest for Western Australia. The potential economic consequences would only be applicable to WA should this species enter, establish and spread. WA has assessed these consequences as ‘very low’ using similar methodology to the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources which meets their ALOP (Poole et al. 2011). No