Appendix A: Categorisation of Phenacoccus aceris with stone fruit from China Potential for Pest risk Present within Potential to be on establishment and Potential for 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 (EP) 1875) McMullen & fruit and bark (MAL attacks more than 100 known to vector little Forbes 1986; Wu 2007) on a wide host plants, some of cherry disease (little [Pseudococcidae] 2000) range of hosts include apples, citrus, cherry closterovirus) Apple mealybug including stone fruit pears, stone fruit, (Mekuria, Zhang & such as nectarines, cherries, pine trees, Eastwell 2014; Raine, peaches, plums and potato, hibiscus, rose, McMullen & Forbes apricots (Beers 2007; banana, catalpa, 1986; Sforza, García et al. 2015; mulberry, honeysuckle, & Greif 2003) Kaydan, Kilinçer & camellia and which is present in Kondo 2015; rhododendron (García et Australia (IPPC 2015). Trencheva & Tomov al. 2015; Kaydan, Kilinçer Little cherry virus 2 2014). & Kondo 2015; (LChV2) (genus Trencheva & Tomov Ampelovirus) is the 2014) and many of these primary causal agent of hosts are present in little cherry disease in Australia. Phenacoccus sweet cherry in North aceris occurs in many America and other parts parts of Asia, Europe, of the world. Infected Africa and North and trees produce poor South America, indicating quality fruit that parts of the Australian unevenly ripen (IPPC environment would be 2015; Mekuria, Zhang & suitable for its Eastwell 2014). establishment.
Appendix A: Categorisation of Phenacoccus aceris with 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; Trencheva & Tomov 2014). Yes. Phenacoccus aceris attacks more than 100 host plants, some of 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, 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) (Mekuria, Zhang & Eastwell 2014; Raine, McMullen & Forbes 1986; Sforza, & 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 (EP)
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