IHS Fresh Fruit/ Vegetables.  Avoca do, Persea americana  from Australia  
(Biosecurity Act 1993)  ISSUED: 24 July 2023   Page 1 of 16 Import Health Standard  
Commodity Sub -class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables  
Avocado, Persea  americana  
from Australia  
 
Issued pursuant to section s 24A and 166A of the Biosecurity Act 1993  
Date Issued: 24 July 2023  
 
1    NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL PLANT PROTECTION ORGANIS ATION  
 
The New Z ealand national plant  protection  organisation is the Ministry for Primary Industries  
and as such, all commun ication should be addressed to:  
 
Plant Health  
Biosecurity New Zea land 
Ministry for Primary Industries  
PO Box 2526  
Wellington  6140  
 
E-mail:  plantimports@ mpi.govt.nz   
 
2    GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR ALL PLANT PRODUCTS  
 
All plant s and plant products are PROHIBITED  entry into New Zealand, unless an Import 
Health  Standard has been issued in accor dance with Section 2 4A of the Biosecurity Act 1993.  
Should prohibited plants or plant products be intercepted by the New Zealand Ministry for 
Primary Industries , the importer will be offered  the option of reshipment or destruction of the 
consignment.  
 
The natio nal plant protection organisation of the exporting country is requested to inform the 
New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries  of any change in its a ddress.  
 
The national plant protection organisation of the exporting country is required to inform  the 
New Zealand Ministry f or Primary Industries  of any newly recorded organisms which may 
infest/infect any commodity approv ed for export to New  Zealand.  
 
3    EXPLANATION OF PEST CATEGORIES  
 
The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries  has categorised  organ isms associated with 
plants and plant products into regulated and non -regulated organ isms as specified below.  
Organisms (including weeds) associated with each commodity will appear on a separate pest list 
which will be attached to each import health standa rd as an Appendix.  
  
  
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Regulated organisms are those organi sms for which phytosanitary actions would be undertaken if 
they were intercepted/detected. Regulated organisms are sub -divided into the following groups:  
 
3.1.1    Quaranti ne: Risk group 1 pest s 
 
Risk group 1 pests are those regulated pests (FAO Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms, 1996) which 
on introduction into New Zealand could cause unacceptable economic impacts on the production 
of a commodity/commodities and/or the enviro nment.  
 
3.1.2    Quar antine: Risk group 2 pests  
 
Risk group 2 pests are those regul ated pests which on introduction into New Zealand could cause 
a major disruption to market access (some importing countries require specific pre -export 
phytosanitary t reatme nts) and/or significa nt economic impacts on the production of a particular 
commodit y/commodities and/or the environment.  
 
3.1.3    Quarantine: Risk group 3 pests  
  
Risk group 3 pests ( e.g. economically significant species of fruit flies) are those re gulate d pests 
which on entr y into New Zealand would cause a major disruption to market acc ess for a wide 
range of New Zealand commodities and/or have significant economic effects on their production 
and/or the environment (some importing countries prohibit  the e ntry of the host comm odity).  An 
official surveillance system is required for such p ests in New Zealand.  
 
3.1.4    Regulated non -quarantine pests  
 
A regulated non -quarantine pest (denoted by "reg." on the pest list) is a pest whose presence in a 
cons ignmen t of plants for plant ing, affects the intended use of those plants with an economica lly 
unacceptable impact and is therefore regulated within the territory of the importing contracting 
party (Revised IPPC definition, Rome 1997).  These pests would be  under  official control by the 
use of a Government operated or audited certification schem e. 
 
3.1.5    Regulated non plant pests /unwanted organisms  
 
Regulated non plant pests/unwanted organisms (including parasites and predators) are those 
organisms which,  altho ugh not pests of plan ts or plant products, may be associated with plants or 
plant pr oducts in international trade, and may have an affect on human or animal health (eg. 
black widow spider) and thus fall under the jurisdiction of other New Zealand gov ernmen t 
departments.  The c ategorisation of these organisms and their associated import re strictions will 
be applied in accordance with the requirements of the relevant departments.  
 
3.1.6    Vectors of associated quarantine pests  
 
In the context of this i mport health standard, vect ors are those organisms which are able to 
transmit regulated pe sts into New Zealand.  To prevent the transmission of vectored quarantine  
  
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their vectors.  Vectors (d enoted by "vect." on the pest list) will be categorised as risk  group 1 
even if they are present in New Zealand, unless they are risk group 2 pests in their own right.  If 
the vectored organism is not present in the exporting cou ntry t hen the associated ve ctor(s), if 
present in New Zealand, will be categorised as a no n-regulated non -quarantine pest(s).  
 
3.1.7    Vectored organisms  
 
Vectored organisms (denoted by "VO" on the pest list) are those quarantine pests, that are able to 
enter N ew Zealand via a vect or associated with the imported commodity.  
 
3.1.8    Strains of  pests  
 
Where there is documented evidence that a pest associated with the imported commodity  has a 
different host range, different pesticide resistance, vectors a di fferen t range of organisms,  or is 
more virulent than that of the same species present in New Zealand,  then the different strain 
(denoted by "strain" on the pest list) of that pest will be categorised accordingly as a risk group 1 
or 2 regulated pest.  
 
3.1.9    U nidentifiable organis ms 
 
Should identification of an organism not be possible with in the required time frame, the organism 
will be categorised as a regulated pest (either risk groups 1, 2, or 3) until such time as shown 
otherwise.  
 
3.1.10    Unlisted  organ isms 
 
Should an organ ism be intercepted that is not included on the pest list for that commodity, it will 
be categorised into the appropriate risk group and action taken accordingly.  
 
3.2    NON -REGULATED ORGANISMS  
 
3.2.1    Non -regulated non -quarant ine pe sts  
 
Non-regulated n on-quarantine pests are either already present in New Zealand  and are not under 
official control or, have no hosts present in New Zealand on which they could become 
established.  
 
3.2.2    Non -regulated non plant pests /organisms  
 
Non-regulated non plant pe sts/organisms are not pests of plants and are not of concern to the 
Ministry for Primary Industries  or any other New Zealand government department.  
  
  
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Consignments co ntaminated with soil, or o ther p otential carriers of regulated pests ( e.g. leaf 
litter) will not be permitted entry if the level of contamination is above the acceptable tolerance 
level.  
 
4    APPLICATION OF PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES  
 
A number of different  phytosanitary measures may b e appl ied to pests in each risk group, 
depending on the commodity and the type of pest.  These measures include:  
 
4.1    QUARANTINE: RISK GROUP 1 PESTS  
 
Phytosanitary measures required for risk group 1 pests may include:  
 
- inspection and phytosanitary cer tifica tion of the consignme nt according to approp riate 
procedures by the national plant protection organisation of the exporting country,  
- testing prior to export for regulated pests which cannot be readily detected by inspect ion 
(e.g. viruses on propagat ing ma terial from accredite d facilities), and veri fied by an 
additional declaration, to that given on the phytosanitary certificate,  
-  inspection/testing of the consignment by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary 
Industries  prior to biosecurity clearance,  to en sure the spe cified pe st tolerance has not 
been exceeded.  
 
4.2    QUARANTINE: RISK GROUP 2 PESTS  
 
Phytosanitary measures required for risk group 2 pests  may include all the requirements for risk 
group 1 pests and may also require pre -export pest contr ol act ivities to be underta ken by the 
contracting party, and confirmed by additional declarations to the phytosanitary certificate.  
 
4.3    QUARANTINE: RISK GROUP 3 PESTS  
 
Phytosanitary measures  applied to risk group 3 pests may include all the requirement s for risk 
group  1 pests pl us: 
 
- the application of a pre -export treatment which has been developed in accordance with 
an approved New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries  standard,  
- an official bilateral quarantine arrangement betwee n the New Zealand  Minis try for 
Primary Indus tries and Australia national plant protection organisation which includes 
descriptions of each approve d treatment system(s),  
- specific additional declarations on the phytosanitary  certificate.  
 
4.4    REGULATED NON -QUARANTINE PE STS 
 
Phytosanitary measures  applied to regulated non -quarantine pests will generally be the same as 
for risk group 1 pests, or according to the contingencies implemented for that pest if detected in 
New Ze aland.   
  
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4.5    NON -REGULATED NON -QUARANTINE PESTS  
 
No phy tosanitary measures a re applied to non -regulated non -quarantine pests.  
 
5    GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR FRESH FRUIT/VEGETABLE S  
 
Commodity sub -class: fresh fruit/vegetables includes fresh fruit and veget ables for consumption.  
 
Only inert /synthetic materi al may  be used for the prot ection, packaging and shipping materials of 
fresh fruit/vegetables . 
 
All host material (fruit/vegeta bles) of fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) of economic 
significance sha ll only be imported under the terms of a bilateral quara ntine arrangement (e. g. 
agreement, workplan) between the New  Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries’  Chief Plants 
Officer  and the head of th e supply country's national plant protection organisation.  
 
6    SPECIFIC CONDITIONS FOR AVOCADOS FROM AUSTRAL IA 
 
This import health sta ndard covers the requirements for the ent ry of avocados, commodity sub -
class: fresh fruit/vegetables from Australia onl y. 
 
6.1    PRE -EXPORT REQUIREMENTS  
 
6.1.1    Inspection of the consignment  
 
The New Zealand Ministry  for Primar y Ind ustries  requires that  the Aus tralia national plant 
protection organisation sample and inspect the consignme nt according to official procedures for 
all visually detectable regulated pests (as specified by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary 
Industries ), with a 95% confidence l evel, that not more than 0.5% of the units in the cons ignment 
are infested (this equates to an acceptance level of zero units infested by quarantine pests in a 
sample size of 600 units).  
 
6.1.2    Testing of the consignment  
 
Testi ng of the consignment prio r to export to New  Zealand for quarantine pathogens wh ich are 
not visually detectable is not generally required for fresh avocados from Australia.  
 
6.1.3    Documentation  
 
Bilateral quarantine arrangement:  Required  
 
Avocados, com modity sub-class: fresh fr uit/vegetables, may only be imported into New  Zealand 
from Australia under the terms of the bilateral quarantine arrangement.  
 
Phytosanitary certificate:  Required.   
  
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Import  permit/Authorisation to import:   Exempt under Gazette Not ice: No. AG12, 
13 July 1995. 
 
6.1.4    Phytosanitary certification  
 
A completed  phytosanitary certificate issued by the Australia national plant protection 
organisation must accompany all avocados, commodity sub -class: fresh fruit/vegetables exported 
to Ne w Zealand. 
 
Before an expo rt phytosanitary certificate is to be issued, the Aus tralia national plant protection 
organisation must be satisfied that the following activities required by the New  Zealand Ministry 
for Primary Industries  have been undertaken.  
 
The a vocados have:  
 
- been  inspected in accord ance with appropriate official procedures and found to be free 
of visually detectable quarantine pests specified by the New Zealand Ministry for 
Primary Industries . 
 
AND  
 
- undergone an agreed treatment that is  effective aga inst fruit f lies. 
 
AND  
 
- been sourced from growers and blocks registered with an official tree certification 
scheme to ensure freedom from:  
 
avocado sun blotch viroid  
 
AND  
 
- unde rgone appropriate pest control activities that are effective a gains t:  
 
Pseu docercospor a purpurea  
 
OR 
 
been sourced from an area free (verified by an official detection survey) from the 
following:  
 
Pseudocercospora purpurea  
  
  
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If satisfied that the pre -expor t activit ies have be en undertaken, the Australia national plant 
protection organisation must confirm this by providing the following additional declarations to 
the phytosanitary certificate : 
 
"The avocados in this consignment have:  
 
- been inspected i n acc ordance w ith approp riate official procedures and found to be free 
of any visually detectable quarantine pests specified by the New Zealand Ministry for 
Primary Industries  
 
AND  
 
- been treated in accordance with Appendix 5 or Appendix 12  of the Arrange ment  
between the New Zealand  Ministry of Agri culture  and the Australia national plant 
protection organisation concerning the access of host material of fr uit fly species of 
economic significance into New Zealand from Australia  
 
AND  
 
- been sourced from an approved orchard which has been found free from avocado 
sunblotch viroid  
 
AND 
 
- undergone appropriate pest control activities  that are effective a gainst:  
 
Pseudocercospora purpurea  
 
OR 
 
- been sourced from an area free (verified by an offi cial detection s urvey) from the 
following:  
 
Pseudocercospora purpurea ." 
 
6.2    TRANSIT REQUI REMENTS  
 
The avocados must be packed and shipped in a  manner to prevent contamination by quarantine 
pests.  
 
The package should not be opened in transit. However, where a consignme nt is either stored, split 
up or has its packaging changed while in another country (or countries) en route  to New Zealand, 
a "Re -export Certificate " is required. Where a consignment is held under bond, as a result of the 
need to change c onveyances, and it  is kept in the original shipping container, a "Re -export 
Certificate" is n ot required.   
  
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6.3    INSPECTION ON ARRIVAL  
 
The New  Zealand Ministry for  Primary Industries  will check the accompanying documentation 
on arrival to confirm that it  reconciles with t he actual consignment.  
 
The New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries  requires, with 95% confidence, that not more 
than 0.5% of the units (for a vocados, a unit is one fruit) in a consignme nt are infested with 
visually detectable quaran tine pests.  To ac hieve this, the New Zealand Ministry for Primary 
Industries  will sample and inspect 600 units with an acceptance level of zero i nfested units (or 
equivalent), from the (homogeneous) lot.  
 
6.4    BIOSECURITY/QUARANTINE DIRECTIVE  
 
The c ommo dity may be direct ed to a facility for further treatment if required.  
 
6.5    TESTING FOR REGULATED PESTS  
 
The New Zealand Ministry for Pri mary In dustries may, on th e specific request of the Chief  
Plants Officer, test avocados (commodity subclass: fresh f ruit/vegetables) f rom Australia for 
quarantine pests.  
 
6.6    ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN ON THE INTERCEPTION/DETECTION  
          OF ORGANISM S/CONTAMINANTS  
 
If quarantine pe sts are intercepted/detected on the commodi ty, or associated packaging, the 
following action s will be undertak en as appropriate:  
 
6.6.1    Quarantine: Risk group 1 pests  
 
If a risk group 1 pest is intercepted, the importer w ill be given t he option of:  
 
- treatment (where possible) of the consignme nt, 
-  re-sorting (specific conditions apply) of t he consignment,  
- reshipment of the consignment,  
-  destruction of the consignment.  
 
6.6.2    Quarantine: Risk group 2 pests  
 
If a risk group 2 pe st is intercepted , the importer will be given the option of : 
 
- treatment (where possible) at the discretion o f the Chief Plants  Officer and immediate 
feedback to the national plant protection organisation of the exporting country  with a 
request for correc tive action,  
-  reshipment of the consignment,  
-            destruction of the consignment.  
  
  
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Actions for the interception of risk group 3 pests will include:  
 
- reshipment of the consign ment OR destruction of the consignment,  
 
AND 
 
- the suspension of trade, un til the cause of the non -compliance is investigated, identifie d 
and rectified.  The appropriate actions may be audited by the New Zealand Ministry for 
Primary Industries .  Once the requirements of the New Zea land Ministry f or Primary 
Industries  have been met to the satisfaction of the Chief Plants Officer, and suppor ting 
evidence is p rovided and verified by th e Australia national plant protection organisation, 
the trade suspension wi ll be lifted.  
 
OR 
 
- No actio n if irradiation has been certified to be used as a pre -export measure . 
 
6.6.4    Regulated non -quar antine pes ts 
 
Actions for th e interception/detection of regulated non -quarantine pests will be in accordance 
with the contingencies implem ented for that pes t if detected in New Zealand.  
 
6.6.5    Regulated non pla nt pests/unwanted organisms  
 
Actions for th e intercep tion/detection of regulated non plant pests/unwanted organisms will be in 
accordance with the actions required by the relevant g overnment departme nt. 
 
6.6.6    Non -regulated non -quarantine pests  
 
No acti on is undertaken on the interception of non -regulated  non-quarantine pe sts. 
 
6.6.7    Non -regulated non plant pests/organisms  
 
No action is undertaken on the interception of non -regulated non plant p ests/organisms.  
 
6.6.8    Contaminants  
 
Lots with more th an 25 grams of soil per 600 unit sample sha ll be trea ted, reshipped or destroyed. 
 
Interception of extraneous plant material (e.g. leaves, twigs) in the 600 unit sample will result in 
the lot being h eld until an assessment has been made in comparison with the risk of importing the 
part(s) of the pl ant specie s concerned.  
 
6.7    BIOSECURITY CLEARANCE  
  
  
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biosecurity clearance will be given.  
 
6.8    FEEDBACK ON NO N-COMPLIANCE  
 
The Australia national plant protection o rganisation will b e informed by the New  Zealand 
Ministry for Primary Industries’  Chief Plants  Officer of the interception (and treatment) of any 
quarantine pe sts and /or "unlisted" organisms, or non -compliance with other phytosanitary 
requireme nts. 
  
  
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Pest List  
Commo dity Sub-Class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables  
Avocado, Persea Americana   
from Australia  
 
REGULATED PESTS (actionable)  
 
Quarantine: Risk group 3  pests  
 
Insect  
 
Insecta  
    Diptera  
        Tephritidae  
            Bactrocera aquilonis  fruit fly  
            Bactrocera neohume ralis lesser Queensland  fruit fly  
            Bactrocera tryoni  Queensland fruit fly  
            Ceratitis capitata  Mediterranean fr uit fly  
 
Quarantine: Risk group 2 pests  
 
Fungus   
 
Mitosporic Fungi (Hyphomycetes)  
    Hyphomycetales  
        Dematiace ae  
            Pseudoc ercospora purpurea  -  
 
Virus  
 
-  
    -  
        Avsunviroidae  
            avocado sun blotch viroid  -  
 
Quar antine: Risk group 1 pests  
 
Insect  
 
Insecta  
    Coleoptera  
        Cerambycidae  
            Mesolita lin eolata longhorn beetle  
            Prosoplus to rosa longhorn beetle  
        Chrysomelidae  
            Aulacophora hilaris  pumpkin beetle  
            Monolepta australis  red-shouldered leaf beetle  
            Poneridia australis  fig beetle   
  
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        Curculioni dae  
            Leptopius tetraphysodes  fruit tree root weevil  
            Leptopius tuberculatus  fruit tree root weevil  
            Neomerimnetes flindersiae  weevil  
            Paleticus  sp. avocado bark  beetle  
            Sternocorynus  sp. weevil  
        Scarabaeidae  
            Anoplognathus punctulatus  scarab beetle  
            Diphucephala spp. green scarab beetles  
            Protaetia fusca  mango f lower beetle  
        Tenebrionidae  
            Lagria cyanea  honeybrow n beetle  
        Unkno wn Co leoptera  
            Isacantha rhinotioides  belid beetle  
    Diptera  
        Tephritidae  
            Dirioxa pornia  island fruit fly  
    Hemiptera  
        Coreidae  
            Amblypelta lutescens  fruit-spotting bug  
            Amblypelta niti da fruit-spotting bug  
            Dasynus fuscescens  fruit-spotting bug  
            Mictis caja  fruit-spotting bug  
        Lygaeidae  
            Nysius cleve landensis  grey cluster bug  
            Nysius vinitor Rutherglen bug  
            Oxycarenus a rctatus coon bug  
            Oxycarenus luctuosus  cotton seed bug  
        Miridae  
            Helopeltis sp. mirid  
        Pentatomidae  
            Plautia affinis  green stink bug  
    Homoptera  
        Aleyrodidae  
            Aleurocanthus spinifer us orange spiny whitefly  
        Coccidae  
            Ceroplastes rubens  red wax scale  
        Diaspididae  
            Abgrallaspis cyanophylli  cyanophyllum scale  
            Chrysomphalus aonidum  Florid a red scale  
            Chrysomphalus dictyospe rmi dictyospermum scale  
            Fiorinia fioriniae  fiorinia scale  
        Flatidae  
            Siphanta galatea  planthopper  
    Hymenoptera  
        Form icidae  
            Camponotus spp. carpenter a nts  
            Myrmeci a spp. bulldog ants  
    Lepi doptera  
        Geometridae  
            Cleora inflexaria  grey looper  
            Cleora re pedita looper  
            Ectropis camelaria  ectropis looper  
            Eucyclodes pieroides  bizarre loope r  
            Gymnoscel is lophopus  looper   
  
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        Lymantriidae  
            Acyphas leucomelas  omnivorous tussock moth  
            Euproctis lutea  Turkestan br own-tail  
            Euproctis  sp. browntail m oth  
            Olene m endosa  tussock moth  
            Olene ostracina  tussock moth  
            Orgyia australis  vapourer moth  
            Orgy ia papuana  painted pine moth  
        Noctuidae  
            Erygia apicalis  noctuid moth  
        Papilionid ae  
            Graphium  eurypylus  palegreen tri angle  butterfly  
        Psychidae  
            Oiketicus elongatus  Saunders' case moth  
        Pyralidae  
            Conogethes punctiferalis  yellow peach mot h  
        Tortricidae  
            Cryptophleb ia ombrodelta  litchi fru it moth  
            Cryptopt ila immersana  ivy leafroller  
            Epiphyas spp. (except  E. postvittana ) leafrollers  
            Homona spargotis  avocado leafroller  
            Isotenes miserana  orange fruitborer  
            Lobesia sp. European gra pe berry moth  
    Thysa nopte ra  
        Thripidae  
            Selenothrips rubrocinctus  redbanded thrips  
 
Mite  
 
Arachni da  
    Acarina  
        Tetranychidae  
            Oligonychu s coffeae  tea red spider mit e  
 
Fungus  
 
Ascomy cota  
    Phyllachorale s  
        Phyllachoracea e  
            Glomerella cingulata  (anamorph  Colletotrichum gloeosporioides )anthracnose  
 
Mitospor ic Fungi (Coelomycetes)  
    Sphaeropsidales  
        Sphaerio idaceae  
            Phomopsis perseae  -  
 
Regu lated non-quarantine pe sts 
 
None  
 
Regulated non plant  pests/unwanted organisms  
 
None   
  
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Non-regulated non -quara ntine pests  
 
Insect  
 
Insecta  
    Coleoptera  
        Curcul ionidae  
            Asynonychus cervinus  Fuller 's rose weevil  
    Hemiptera  
        Pentatom idae  
            Nezara viridula  green vegetable bug  
    Homoptera  
        Coccidae  
            Ceroplastes ceriferus  Indian white wax scale  
            Ceroplastes destructor  white wax scale  
            Coccus longulus  long brown scale  
            Saiss etia coffeae  hemispherical scale  
        Diaspididae  
            Aspidiotus nerii  oleander s cale  
            Hemiberlesia lataniae  latania scale  
            Lindingaspis rossi  Ross' black scale  
        Ricaniidae  
            Scolypopa australis  passi onvine hopper  
    Lepidoptera  
        Tortricidae  
            Epiphyas postvittana  light br own apple moth  
    Thysanoptera  
        Thripidae  
            Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis  greenhouse thrips   
 
Mite  
 
Arachnida  
    Acarina  
        Tarso nemid ae  
            Polyphagotarsonemus latus  broad mite  
        Tetranychidae  
            Eotet ranychus sexmaculatus  sixspotted mite  
            Tetranychus  urticae  twospotted spider mite  
 
Fungus  
 
Ascom ycota  
    Dothideales   
        Botryosphaeriac eae  
            Botryosphaeria dothidea (anamorph  Fusicoccum aesculi )-  
    Leotiales  
        Sclerotiniaceae  
            Botryotinia fuckeliana (anamorph  Botrytis cinerea ) ear rot  
 
Mitosporic Fungi (Coelo mycetes)  
    Sphaero psidales   
  
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            Lasiodiplodia theobromae  stem-end rot  
    Unknown Coelomycetes  
        Unkno wn Coelomycetes  
            Colletotrichum acutatum  -  
 
Non-regulated non plant pests/organisms  
 
None