Pest Present in Cook Present in Potential to be on fresh Potential for Potential for economic Pest risk Islands, Niue, Samoa, Australia Tahitian lime fruit establishment and spread consequences assessment Tonga or Vanuatu pathway required ARTHROPODS Acari (mites) Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes, 1936) Cook Islands, Samoa, Yes. NSW, NT, Qld Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No Tonga (SPC 2016; and WA (CSIRO [Tenuipalpidae] Stout 1982). 2016). Red crevice mite The taxonomy of the Brevipalpus phoenicis complex has recently been revised (Beard et al. 2015). Further identification of specimens is being undertaken to verify the species present in these Pacific Island countries. Phyllocoptruta oleivora (Ashmead, Cook Islands, Vanuatu Yes. NSW, Qld and Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No 1879) (SPC 2016). WA (CABI 2016). [Eriophyidae] Citrus rust mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks, Cook Islands, Samoa Yes. NSW, Qld and Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No 1904) (Stout 1982; SPC WA (CABI 2016). 2016). [Tarsonemidae] Broad mite Tetranychus neocaledonicus (André, Cook Islands, Niue, Yes. NSW, Qld and Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No 1933) Samoa, Vanuatu (SPC WA (Gutierrez and 2016; Stout 1982). Schicha 1983), NT [Tetranychidae] (Zhang 2008), WA Vegetable spider mite (Botha et al. 2014). Coleoptera (beetles, weevils) Bradymerus amicorum (Fairmaire, Samoa, Tonga (Kaszab No record found. No. This beetle is associated Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No 1849) 1955). with dead bark (Kaszab 1955). Unlikely to be [Tenebrionidae] present on fruit. Tenebrionid beetle
Pest Present in Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga or Vanuatu Present in Australia Potential to be on fresh Tahitian lime fruit pathway Potential for establishment and spread Potential for economic consequences Pest risk assessment required ARTHROPODS Acari (mites) Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes, 1936) [Tenuipalpidae] Red crevice mite The taxonomy of the Brevipalpus phoenicis complex has recently been revised (Beard et al. 2015). Further identification of specimens is being undertaken to verify the species present in these Pacific Island countries. Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga (SPC 2016; Stout 1982). Yes. NSW, NT, Qld and WA (CSIRO 2016). Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No Phyllocoptruta oleivora (Ashmead, 1879) [Eriophyidae] Citrus rust mite Cook Islands, Vanuatu (SPC 2016). Yes. NSW, Qld and WA (CABI 2016). Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks, 1904) [Tarsonemidae] Broad mite Cook Islands, Samoa (Stout 1982; SPC 2016). Yes. NSW, Qld and WA (CABI 2016). Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No Tetranychus neocaledonicus (André, 1933) [Tetranychidae] Vegetable spider mite Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Vanuatu (SPC 2016; Stout 1982). Yes. NSW, Qld and WA (Gutierrez and Schicha 1983), NT (Zhang 2008), WA (Botha et al. 2014). Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No Coleoptera (beetles, weevils) Bradymerus amicorum (Fairmaire, 1849) [Tenebrionidae] Tenebrionid beetle Samoa, Tonga (Kaszab 1955). No record found. No. This beetle is associated with dead bark (Kaszab 1955). Unlikely to be present on fruit. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No