New additions to the EPPO A1 and A2 Lists
In September 2023, the EPPO Council approved the following changes made to the EPPO A1 and A2 Lists of pests recommended for regulation as quarantine pests.
Additions to the A1 List (pests absent from the EPPO region)
- Meloidogyne ethiopica (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae)
- Spodoptera ornithogalli (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
- Spodoptera praefica (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
- Tetranychus mexicanus (Acari: Tetranychidae)
Additions to the A2 List (pests locally present in the EPPO region)
- Ageratina adenophora (Asteraceae)
- Crisicoccus pini (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
- Meloidogyne luci (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae)
- Meloidogyne graminicola (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae)
Transfer from the A1 to the A2 List
- Scirtothrips citri (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
For each individual pest, PRA documents and datasheets have been prepared (or are under development) and will be available in due course in the EPPO Global Database (https://gd.eppo.int) and the EPPO Platform on PRAs (https://pra.eppo.int/).
Sources
EPPO Secretariat (2023-09).