Planococcus minor Yes (García et al. Yes. ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, Yes. As this species Yes. Planococcus minor Yes. Planococcus Yes (EP, WA) (Maskell, 1897) 2018) SA, Vic. (Plant Health attacks the fruit of has a wide host range minor is a significant Australia 2018). dragon fruit in Vietnam including mango, pest of over 250 [Pseudococcidae] Regulated as a Declared (PPD 2010) it is likely to banana, mandarin, plant species, across Pacific mealybug Organism (Prohibited be asociated with potato and grapevine almost 80 families, (s12)) of WA Biosecurity dragon fruit across its (CABI 2018). It is and including and Agriculture distribution. distributed in the several commercial Management Act (2007) Australian states and crops (Venette & (Government of territories of ACT, NSW, Davis 2004).(Roda et Western Australia NT, Qld, SA and Vic. al. 2013) 2017). Internationally it is distributed in most of Asia, Eastern Europe and parts of Africa in environments ranging from temperate to tropical (García et al. 2018). Pseudococcus Yes (García et al. Yes. However, Yes. As this species Yes. Pseudococcus Yes. Pseudococcus Yes (EP) jackbeardsleyi Gimpel & 2018) distribution is limited to attacks the flowers, fruit jackbeardsleyi feeds on a jackbeardsleyi is Miller, 1996 the northern tip of Cape and stems of dragon wide variety of reported on many York (Government of fruit in Vietnam (PPD commercial fruit, vegetable and [Pseudococcidae] Queensland 2016) and 2010) it is likely to be including banana, ornamental crop Jack Beardsley mealybug there is legislation in asociated with dragon tomato and hibiscus species including place to prevent the fruit across its (CABI 2018). It is widely banana, tomato, spread of this species distribution. distributed over both potato, pepper and (Department of tropical and temperate Hibiscus (García et Agriculture and Water environments (García et al. 2018). Resources 2017b; Office al. 2018). The host range of the Queensland and current geographic Parliamentary Counsel distribution of this pest 2016). suggest that there are suitable environments for this pest to establish and spread in Australia.
Planococcus minor (Maskell, 1897) [Pseudococcidae] Pacific mealybug Yes (García et al. 2018) Yes. ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic. (Plant Health Australia 2018). Regulated as a Declared Organism (Prohibited (s12)) of WA Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act (2007) (Government of Western Australia 2017). Yes. As this species attacks the fruit of dragon fruit in Vietnam (PPD 2010) it is likely to be asociated with dragon fruit across its distribution. Yes. Planococcus minor has a wide host range including mango, banana, mandarin, potato and grapevine (CABI 2018). It is distributed in the Australian states and territories of ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA and Vic. Internationally it is distributed in most of Asia, Eastern Europe and parts of Africa in environments ranging from temperate to tropical (García et al. 2018). Yes. Planococcus minor is a significant pest of over 250 plant species, across almost 80 families, and including several commercial crops (Venette & Davis 2004).(Roda et al. 2013) Yes (EP, WA) Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi Gimpel & Miller, 1996 [Pseudococcidae] Jack Beardsley mealybug Yes (García et al. 2018) Yes. However, distribution is limited to the northern tip of Cape York (Government of Queensland 2016) and there is legislation in place to prevent the spread of this species (Department of Agriculture and Water Resources 2017b; Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel 2016). Yes. As this species attacks the flowers, fruit and stems of dragon fruit in Vietnam (PPD 2010) it is likely to be asociated with dragon fruit across its distribution. Yes. Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi feeds on a wide variety of commercial fruit, including banana, tomato and hibiscus (CABI 2018). It is widely distributed over both tropical and temperate environments (García et al. 2018). The host range and current geographic distribution of this pest suggest that there are suitable environments for this pest to establish and spread in Australia. Yes. Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi is reported on many vegetable and ornamental crop species including banana, tomato, potato, pepper and Hibiscus (García et al. 2018). Yes (EP)
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