Parlatoria proteus (Curtis, 1843) Yes (Li, Wang & Yes. NSW, NT, Qld, Assessment not Assessment not Assessment not No Waterhouse SA, WA (Plant required required required [Diaspididae] 1997) Health Australia Common parlatoria scale 2001). Parthenolecanium corni (Beuché, Yes (Feng & Yes. NSW, Vic., No. Immature P. corni Assessment not Assessment not No 1844) Wang 2004; Tas. (CSIRO 2005). female scales required required Yang et al. 2008) Listed as overwinter on the [Coccidae] prohibited twigs. The young Plum scale, European fruit organism under scales tend to settle lecanium the Western on the leaves before Australia BAM Act moving to the stems 2007(Government (Landcare Research of Western 2015). Eggs are laid Australia 2014). under the body of the female on arboreal parts of plant (Miller et al. 2007a). No records of P. corni on commercial nectarine fruit was found. This species was not regulated by WA’s policy for fresh stonefruit from the eastern states (Poole et al. 2011). Parthenolecanium orientalis Yes (AQSIQ No records found No. Associated with Assessment not Assessment not No Borchsenius, 1957 2006b) leaves and stems of required required P. persica (AQSIQ [Coccidae] 2006b). No report of Oriental scale an association with mature nectarine or peach fruit was found.
Parlatoria proteus (Curtis, 1843) [Diaspididae] Common parlatoria scale Yes (Li, Wang & Waterhouse 1997) Yes. NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA (Plant Health Australia 2001). Assessment not required Assessment not required Assessment not required No Parthenolecanium corni (Beuché, 1844) [Coccidae] Plum scale, European fruit lecanium Yes (Feng & Wang 2004; Yang et al. 2008) Yes. NSW, Vic., Tas. (CSIRO 2005). Listed as prohibited organism under the Western Australia BAM Act 2007(Government of Western Australia 2014). No. Immature P. corni female scales overwinter on the twigs. The young scales tend to settle on the leaves before moving to the stems (Landcare Research 2015). Eggs are laid under the body of the female on arboreal parts of plant (Miller et al. 2007a). No records of P. corni on commercial nectarine fruit was found. This species was not regulated by WA’s policy for fresh stonefruit from the eastern states (Poole et al. 2011). Assessment not required Assessment not required No Parthenolecanium orientalis Borchsenius, 1957 [Coccidae] Oriental scale Yes (AQSIQ 2006b) No records found No. Associated with leaves and stems of P. persica (AQSIQ 2006b). No report of an association with mature nectarine or peach fruit was found. Assessment not required Assessment not required No
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