Modifications made to the EPPO A1 and A2 lists
In September 2004, the EPPO Council decided on the following changes to be made to the EPPO A1 and A2 lists:
- Additions to the EPPO A1 list
Agrilus planipennis
Tuta absoluta
- Additions to the EPPO A2 list
Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus
Tomato chlorosis crinivirus
Ips hauseri
Isp subelongatus
Sirex ermak
Xylotrechus namanganensis
- Transfer from A1 to A2 list:
Scirtothrips dorsalis
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae
- Deletions from the EPPO lists:
Apple mosaic ilarvirus (in Rubus)
Black raspberry latent nepovirus
Cherry leafroll nepovirus (in Rubus)
Strawberry witches’ broom phytoplasma
The updated EPPO A1 and A2 lists of pests recommended for regulation as quarantine pests can be found on the EPPO web site: http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/lists.htm
Information on these pests (i.e. data sheets) will also be available from the web in due course.
Sources
EPPO Secretariat, 2004-09.