Brachycaudus helichrysi Yes (CAAS 1992; Yes. ACT, NSW, No. Sucks sap from Assessment not Assessment not No (Kaltenbach, 1843) Feng & Wang Qld, SA, Tas., Vic., leaves, flower buds required required 2004; Yang, WA (Plant Health and newly formed Synonym: Anuraphis helichrysi Tulake & Li Australia 2001). fruit. Consequently (Kaltenbach, 1843) 2005) Because B. the fruit either does [Aphididae] helichrysi is a not set or falls Leafcurl plum aphid known vector of prematurely (CABI plum pox virus 2015). (which is absent from Australia) (CABI & EPPO 2007; Gildow 2004; Kaya et al. 2014), the potential to be on the pathway needs to be assessed. Ceroplastes ceriferus Fabricius, Yes (CABI 2015) Yes. NSW, Qld, WA Assessment not Assessment not Assessment not No 1798 (Plant Health required required required Australia 2001). [Coccidae] Indian wax scale Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, Yes (CAAS 1992) Yes. NSW, Qld No. Primarily occurs Assessment not Assessment not No 1881 (Plant Health on stems, leaves and required required Australia 2001). branches (Miller et al. [Coccidae] Listed as a 2007b). Florida wax scale declared organism (Prohibited (section 12)) under the Western Australia BAM Act 2007 (Government of Western Australia 2014).
Brachycaudus helichrysi (Kaltenbach, 1843) Synonym: Anuraphis helichrysi (Kaltenbach, 1843) [Aphididae] Leafcurl plum aphid Yes (CAAS 1992; Feng & Wang 2004; Yang, Tulake & Li 2005) Yes. ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas., Vic., WA (Plant Health Australia 2001). Because B. helichrysi is a known vector of plum pox virus (which is absent from Australia) (CABI & EPPO 2007; Gildow 2004; Kaya et al. 2014), the potential to be on the pathway needs to be assessed. No. Sucks sap from leaves, flower buds and newly formed fruit. Consequently the fruit either does not set or falls prematurely (CABI 2015). Assessment not required Assessment not required No Ceroplastes ceriferus Fabricius, 1798 [Coccidae] Indian wax scale Yes (CABI 2015) Yes. NSW, Qld, WA (Plant Health Australia 2001). Assessment not required Assessment not required Assessment not required No Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock, 1881 [Coccidae] Florida wax scale Yes (CAAS 1992) Yes. NSW, Qld (Plant Health Australia 2001). Listed as a declared organism (Prohibited (section 12)) under the Western Australia BAM Act 2007 (Government of Western Australia 2014). No. Primarily occurs on stems, leaves and branches (Miller et al. 2007b). Assessment not required Assessment not required No
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