Parabemisia myricae (Kuwana, 1927) Samoa (De Barro et al. Yes. Qld (CSIRO No. This is a pest of citrus in Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No 1998) 2016). California, but primarily [Aleyrodidae] associated with young Declared Organism Japanese bayberry whitefly foliage (Hamon et al. 1990). (Prohibited - Adults may feed and lay section 12) for WA eggs on fruit of some hosts (Government of (EPPO 1988), but Western Australia honeydew, sooty mould and 2017). feeding damage are likely to be evident, and the pests and affected fruit removed from the pathway during pre-export handling. Reported on Gardenia sp. and Rollinia sp. in Samoa (De Barro et al. 1998). Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner, 1861) Cook Islands, Niue, Yes. NSW, NT, Qld, Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No Samoa, Tonga, Vic. and WA [Coccidae] Vanuatu (SPC 2016). (Garcia Morales et Nigra scale al. 2016). Parlatoria cinerea Hadden, 1909 Cook Islands, Niue, No record found Yes. Recorded on lime in Yes. This is a polyphagous Yes. Parlatoria cinerea has Yes Samoa, Vanuatu Niue, and a common pest on species, and hosts such as been recorded as a pest of [Diaspididae] (Williams and Watson citrus in the Pacific citrus, mango, grape, citrus in several countries Tropical grey chaff scale 1988a). (Williams and Watson gardenia, bougainvillea and in the South Pacific region 1988a). Mainly found on jasmine (Watson 2016) are (Williams and Watson stems and branches, but common in parts of 1988a). Heavy sometimes on leaves and Australia. It has a wide infestations can cause fruit (Watson 2016). distribution in the warmer significant damage to parts of the world, so it citrus plantations (Watson could potentially establish 2016). in Australia.
Parabemisia myricae (Kuwana, 1927) [Aleyrodidae] Japanese bayberry whitefly Samoa (De Barro et al. 1998) Yes. Qld (CSIRO 2016). Declared Organism (Prohibited - section 12) for WA (Government of Western Australia 2017). No. This is a pest of citrus in California, but primarily associated with young foliage (Hamon et al. 1990). Adults may feed and lay eggs on fruit of some hosts (EPPO 1988), but honeydew, sooty mould and feeding damage are likely to be evident, and the pests and affected fruit removed from the pathway during pre-export handling. Reported on Gardenia sp. and Rollinia sp. in Samoa (De Barro et al. 1998). Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No Parasaissetia nigra (Nietner, 1861) [Coccidae] Nigra scale Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu (SPC 2016). Yes. NSW, NT, Qld, Vic. and WA (Garcia Morales et al. 2016). Assessment not required. Assessment not required. Assessment not required. No Parlatoria cinerea Hadden, 1909 [Diaspididae] Tropical grey chaff scale Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Vanuatu (Williams and Watson 1988a). No record found Yes. Recorded on lime in Niue, and a common pest on citrus in the Pacific (Williams and Watson 1988a). Mainly found on stems and branches, but sometimes on leaves and fruit (Watson 2016). Yes. This is a polyphagous species, and hosts such as citrus, mango, grape, gardenia, bougainvillea and jasmine (Watson 2016) are common in parts of Australia. It has a wide distribution in the warmer parts of the world, so it could potentially establish in Australia. Yes. Parlatoria cinerea has been recorded as a pest of citrus in several countries in the South Pacific region (Williams and Watson 1988a). Heavy infestations can cause significant damage to citrus plantations (Watson 2016). Yes
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