Appendix A: Categorisation of Phenacoccus aceris with fresh stone fruit from China Potential for Potential for Pest risk Present within Potential to be on establishment and economic assessment Pest Present in China Australia pathway spread consequences required HEMIPTERA Phenacoccus aceris (Signoret, Yes (Raine, No records found Yes. Nymphs feed on Yes. Phenacoccus aceris Yes. This species is Yes 1875) McMullen & Forbes fruit and bark (MAL attacks more than 100 known to vector little 1986; Wu 2000) 2007) on a wide range of host plants, some of cherry disease (little [Pseudococcidae] hosts including stone which include apples, cherry closterovirus) Apple mealybug fruit such as nectarines, citrus, pears, stone (Dodds & Browne peaches, plums and fruit, cherries, pine 2016; Mekuria, Zhang apricots (Beers 2007; trees, potato, hibiscus, & Eastwell 2014; García et al. 2015; rose, banana, catalpa, Raine, McMullen & Kaydan, Kilinçer & mulberry, honeysuckle, Forbes 1986; Sforza, Kondo 2015; Mani & camellia and Boudon-Padieu & Greif Shivaraju 2016; rhododendron (García 2003) which is present Trencheva & Tomov et al. 2015; Kaydan, in Australia (IPPC 2014). Kilinçer & Kondo 2015; 2015). Little cherry Trencheva & Tomov virus 2 (LChV2) (genus 2014) and many of Ampelovirus) is the these hosts are present primary causal agent in Australia. of little cherry disease Phenacoccus aceris in sweet cherry in occurs in many parts of North America and Asia, Europe, Africa and other parts of the North and South world. Infected trees America (García et al. produce poor quality 2017), indicating parts fruit that unevenly of the Australian ripen (IPPC 2015; environment would be Mekuria, Zhang & suitable for its Eastwell 2014). establishment.
Appendix A: Categorisation of Phenacoccus aceris with fresh stone fruit from China Pest Present in China Present within Australia Potential to be on pathway Potential for establishment and spread Potential for economic consequences Pest risk assessment required HEMIPTERA Phenacoccus aceris (Signoret, 1875) [Pseudococcidae] Apple mealybug Yes (Raine, McMullen & Forbes 1986; Wu 2000) No records found Yes. Nymphs feed on fruit and bark (MAL 2007) on a wide range of hosts including stone fruit such as nectarines, peaches, plums and apricots (Beers 2007; García et al. 2015; Kaydan, Kilinçer & Kondo 2015; Mani & Shivaraju 2016; Trencheva & Tomov 2014). Yes. Phenacoccus aceris attacks more than 100 host plants, some of which include apples, citrus, pears, stone fruit, cherries, pine trees, potato, hibiscus, rose, banana, catalpa, mulberry, honeysuckle, camellia and rhododendron (García et al. 2015; Kaydan, Kilinçer & Kondo 2015; Trencheva & Tomov 2014) and many of these hosts are present in Australia. Phenacoccus aceris occurs in many parts of Asia, Europe, Africa and North and South America (García et al. 2017), indicating parts of the Australian environment would be suitable for its establishment. Yes. This species is known to vector little cherry disease (little cherry closterovirus) (Dodds & Browne 2016; Mekuria, Zhang & Eastwell 2014; Raine, McMullen & Forbes 1986; Sforza, Boudon-Padieu & Greif 2003) which is present in Australia (IPPC 2015). Little cherry virus 2 (LChV2) (genus Ampelovirus) is the primary causal agent of little cherry disease in sweet cherry in North America and other parts of the world. Infected trees produce poor quality fruit that unevenly ripen (IPPC 2015; Mekuria, Zhang & Eastwell 2014). Yes
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