Unknown Negligible: Mainly a pest of Axionicus insignis Pascoe, 1869 1 kurrajong trees, and usually only kurrajong weevil attacks unhealthy trees, so unlikely Unlisted (s14) to be a serious pest of grapevines. Bactrocera (Bactrocera) neohumeralis Hardy, 1951 Medium/Medium: Host plants Medium: Only a single record of 3 listed are present in WA, though association with grapes . Does not Syn: Chaetodacus humeralis limited to suitable climatic regions. seem to favour grapes. Could pose lesser Queensland fruit fly a Quarantine issue for export of table grapes. Prohibited s12 (C1) – Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt, 1897) High/High: Host plants are Extreme: B. tryoni is the most 5 present in WA. Has established serious insect pest of fruit and Syn: Chaetodacus tryon readily in similar climates in East vegetable crops in Australia . Listed Syn: Dacus tryoni coast. as a major pest of table grapes and can cause high levels of damage to Queensland fruit fly wine grapes Prohibited s12 (C1) – Blastopsylla sp. Unknown: Two related species Low: Foliage feeder . Very few 2 – B. nigricollaris and B. occidentalis reports of association with are permitted in WA. grapevines, therefore unlikely to be an issue.
Axionicus insignis Pascoe, 1869 kurrajong weevil Unlisted (s14) Unknown Negligible: Mainly a pest of kurrajong trees, and usually only attacks unhealthy trees, so unlikely to be a serious pest of grapevines. 1 Bactrocera (Bactrocera) neohumeralis Hardy, 1951 Syn: Chaetodacus humeralis lesser Queensland fruit fly Prohibited – s12 (C1) Medium/Medium: Host plants listed are present in WA, though limited to suitable climatic regions. Medium: Only a single record of association with grapes . Does not seem to favour grapes. Could pose a Quarantine issue for export of table grapes. 3 Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt, 1897) Syn: Chaetodacus tryon Syn: Dacus tryoni Queensland fruit fly Prohibited – s12 (C1) High/High: Host plants are present in WA. Has established readily in similar climates in East coast. Extreme: B. tryoni is the most serious insect pest of fruit and vegetable crops in Australia . Listed as a major pest of table grapes and can cause high levels of damage to wine grapes 5 Blastopsylla sp. Unknown: Two related species – B. nigricollaris and B. occidentalis are permitted in WA. Low: Foliage feeder . Very few reports of association with grapevines, therefore unlikely to be an issue. 2
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