Update of the situation of regulated pests in Chile
The NPPO of Chile recently informed the EPPO Secretariat of changes of pest status for several regulated pests. Based on official surveys, the following quarantine pests are declared absent from Chile:
- Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae - EPPO A2 List).
- Liriomyza trifolii (Diptera: Agromyzidae - EPPO A2 List)
- Monilinia fructigena (Ascomycota)
- Pezothrips kellyanus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae – formerly EPPO Alert List)
- Plum pox potyvirus (Potyvirus plumpoxi, EPPO A2 List): only race D occurs in Chile where it is under official control since 1994.
- Pollinia pollini (Hemiptera: Asterolecaniidae)
- Pratylenchus coffeae (Nematoda)
- Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (EPPO A2 List): only biovar 3 occurs in Chile.
- Thrips palmi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae – EPPO A1 List)
Sources
NPPO of Chile (2026-10).