Import Health Standard  
Commodity Sub-class: Fresh Fruit/Vegetables 
Tahitian Lime, ( Citrus latifolia)  
from Samoa 
 
 
 
Issued pursuant to Section 22 of th e Biosecurity Act 1993 
Date Issued : 30 July 20 09 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Contents 
 
Endorsement 
Review and amendment 
Distribu tion 
 
INTRODUCTION 
SCOPE  
REFERENCES 
DEFINITIONS, AB BRE VIATIONS AND ACR ONYMS 
OUTLINE OF RE QUIREMENTS  
NEW ZEAL AND L EGISLATIVE R EQUIREM ENTS AND INTERNATIONAL 
OBLIGATIONS 
 
IMPORT HEALTH STANDARD: FRESH FRUI T/VEG ETABLES – 
Citrus latifolia  FROM SAM OA 
 
1 Official con tact poin t (New Zealand National P lant Protection Organisation) 
2 General conditions for the im portation of all plants and plant products 
3 Explanation of pest categories 
4 Application of measures 
5 General conditions for fresh fruit/vegetables  
6  Specific con ditions for T ahitian li me (Comm odity Sub-Class: Fresh 
Fruit/Veg etables) f rom Sam oa 
6.1 Pre-shipm ent requirem ents 
6.1.1 Inspection of the consignm ent 
6.1.2 Testing of the consignm ent 
6.1.3 Phytosanitary m easures 
6.1.4 Docum entation 
6.1.5 Phytosanitary certification 
6.1.6 Additional d eclarations to the phytos anitary certificate 
6.2 Transit requirem ents 
6.3 Inspection on arrival in New Zealand 
6.4 Biosecurity/quarantine directive 
6.5 Testing for regulated pests 
6.6 Actions undertaken on the inte rception/detection of pests /contaminants 
6.7 Biosecurity clearance 
6.8 Audit of offshore tr eatment facilities  
6.9 Feedback on non-com pliance 
7 Contingencies following biosecurity clearance 
 
Appendix 1: Categorised pest list
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Endorsement  
 
Import health standards for plants and plan t products im ported into New Zealand are a 
requirem ent under the Biosecurity Act 1993 and are prepared by the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Forestry (M AF) Biosecurity New Zealand. 
 
This standard was endorsed by the D eputy Ch ief Technical Officer, Border Standards, 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand, on 7 May 2009.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Review and amendment 
 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand im port health standards are subject to periodic review 
and am endm ent.  
 
New Zealand im port health standards are upda ted and republished as necessary with the 
most recen t version pub lished on th e MA F Biosecurity New Zealand web site: 
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/r egs/im ports/plants/fruit-veg   
 
 
 
 
 
Distribution  
 
Import health standards are m ade availa ble for public access on the New Zealand 
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry web site: 
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/r egs/im ports/plants/fruit-veg   
 
 
 
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INTRODUCTION 
 
SCOPE 
This im port health stand ard desc ribes the requ irements to be m et for the ef fective 
manage ment of risks associated w ith im ports of fresh Tahitian lim e (Citrus latifolia ) into 
New Zealand from  Samoa, for hum an consum ption. 
 
REFERENCES 
Biosecurity Act 1993 
Requirements for the establis hment of pest free areas  1996.  ISPM Publication No. 4, 
FAO, Ro me. 
Glossary of phytosanitary terms  2008.  ISPM Publication No. 5, FAO, Rom e. 
Import Risk Analysis: Fresh Citrus F ruit (7 species)  from Samoa, October 2008 . MAF 
Biosecurity New Zealand 
New Revised Text of the Interna tional Plant Protection Convention , Novem ber 1997. 
FAO, Ro me. 
MAF BNZ Risk Analysis Procedures 2006 . 
MAF Plants Biosecurity Standar d 152.02: Importation and Clearance of F resh Fruit and 
Vegetables into New Zealand  (November 2008). 
Project on Regional Managem ent of Fruit Flies in the Pacific. Part 1 Technical Report, 
Term inal Report May 19 97- Decem ber 2000 
Risk analysis for quarantine pests  including analysis of envir onmental ris ks 2006.  IS PM 
Publication No. 11 (Rev. 1), FAO, Rom e. 
 
DEFINITIONS ABBREVI ATIONS  AND ACRONYMS 
 
Bilate ral 
Quarantin e 
Arrangem ent 
 An inter-agency techn ical arrangem ent between the New Zealand 
Ministry of Agriculture and Fore stry and the cou nterpa rt National 
Plant Protection Organisation wh ich docum ents New Zealand’s 
requirem ents for the control of fruit f ly species of econom ic 
significance (i.e. those fruit fly specie s categoris ed as pests) that are 
associated w ith fruit fly host m aterial im ported into New Zealand.  
Biosecurity 
clearance A clearance under sectio n 26 of the Biosecurity Act 1993 for the 
entry of goods into New Zealand. 
Certificate An official docum ent, which attests to the phytosanitary status of 
any consignm ent affected by phytos anitary regulations [ISPM 5]. 
Commodity A type of plant, plant product,  or other article be ing m oved for trade 
or other purpose [ISPM 5]. 
Consignm ent A quantity o f plants, plant products and/or o ther articles bein g 
moved from one country to anot her and covered, when required, by 
a single phytosanitary ce rtificate (a consignm ent m ay be composed 
of one or more comm odities or lots) [ISPM 5]. 
Contam inating pest A pest that is carried by a commodity and, in the case of plants and 
plant products, does not infest thos e plants or plant products [ISPM 
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5] 
(Note: Has also been known as a Hitch-hiker pest).  
High im pact pest High im pact pests are regul ated p ests that if  introduced into New 
Zealand would have a m ajor eff ect on the production (including 
access to ov erseas m arkets) of plan ts and plan t products and /or the 
environm ent.  
Import health standard A docum ent issued under section 22 of the Biosecurity Act 1993 
that sp ecifies “… the re quirements to be met for the effec tive 
management of risks associated wi th the importation of risk goods 
before those goods can be impor ted, moved from a biosecurity 
control area or a transitional fa cility, or given a biosecurity 
clearance ”.  
Infestation of a 
consignm ent Presence in a commodity of a livi ng pest of the plant or plant 
product concerned.  Infestation includes infection [ISPM 5].  
Inspection Official v isual exam ination of plants, plant products or other 
regulated articles to determ ine if pests are present and/or to confirm  
compliance with phytosanitary  regulations [ISP M 5].  
Intern ational Plant 
Protection C onvention International Plant Protection Conve ntion, as deposited with F AO in 
Rom e in 1951 and as subsequently am ended [ISPM 5].   
IPPC Abbreviation for the Intern ational P lant Prot ection Convention. 
 
ISPM Abbreviatio n for Intern ationa l Standard on Phytosanitary Measures. 
 
Lot The num ber of units of a singl e commodity identif iable by its  
homogeneity of com position, orig in, etc., form ing part of a 
consignm ent. [FAO, 1990].  
MAF Acronym  for the Ministry of Agri culture and Forestry which is the 
New Zealand national plant protection organisation.  
MAF BNZ Ministry of Agriculture a nd Forestry Biosecurity New Zealand 
 
National P lant 
Protection O rganisation 
(NPPO) 
 Official s ervice es tablish ed by Governm ent to discharge the 
functions specified by the IPPC[ISPM 5]   
 
Official Established, authorized or perform ed by a National Plant Protection 
Organization [ISPM 5].   
Pest Any species, strain or biotype of  plant, anim al or pathogenic agent 
injurious to plants or plant products [ISPM 5] 
Note: For the purpose of this standa rd “pest” includes an organism  
sometimes associated with the pathway, which poses a risk to 
human or anim al or plant life or health (SPS Article 2).  
Phytosanitary 
certificate A certif icate patte rned af ter the m odel cer tificates of the IPPC 
[ISPM 5]. 
Phytosanitary 
certification  Use of phytosanitary procedures  leading to the issue of a 
phytosanitary certificate [ISPM 5]. 
Phytosanitary m easure Any legi slation, regulation or official  procedure having the purpose 
to prevent the introduction and/or sp read of pests, or to lim it the 
econom ic impact of regulated non-quarantine pests [ISPM 5]. 
Quarantine pest A pest of potential econ omic im portance to the area endang ered 
thereby and not yet present ther e, or present but not widely 
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distributed and (is) being offi cially co ntrolled [IS PM 5].    
Regulated pest A quarantine pest or a regulated non-quarantine pest [ISPM 5] 
A pest of potential econom ic im portance to New  Zealand and not 
yet pres ent there, or p resent but either not widely distributed and 
being officially controlled, or a regulated non-quarantine pest, or 
having the potential to vector a nother regulated pest into New 
Zealand.  
Treatm ent Official procedure for the kil ling, inactivation or rem oval of pests or 
for rendering pests infertile or  for devitalisation [ ISPM 5].  
Viable  Capable of m aintaining life, or able to live in a p articula r 
environm ent and able to procreate. 
 
 
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OUTLI NE O F REQUIREM ENTS 
 
This im port health stand ard outlines the requ irements that m ust be m et prior to shipm ent, 
in-trans it and on arriv al in Ne w Zealand for fresh Tahitian lim e imported from  Samoa for 
human consum ption. 
 
This stand ard is rep licated at the following Internet address: 
 
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/r egs/im ports/plants/fruit-veg   
 
Generic req uirements f or the im portation of  all fresh f ruit an d vegetab les into New 
Zealand are described in MAF Biosecurity New Z ealand Standard 152.02: Importation 
and Clearance of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables into New Zealand . 
 
 
NEW  ZEALAND LEGISLATIVE REQ UIREMENTS AND 
INTE RNAT IONAL  OBL IGAT IONS 
 
New Zealand im port health standards are ba sed upon risk analyses, which m ay assess 
either a com modity or a pest/pathway combination. New Ze aland’s legislative 
requirem ents and international obligations ar e taken into account when conducting risk 
analyses and applying the findi ngs in the developm ent of i mport health standards. The 
principal docum ent for a ll New Zealand im port health standards relating to plants and 
plant products is the Biosecurity Act (1993), wh ilst the internationa l obligations derive 
principally from  the guidelines on risk anal ysis developed under the auspices of the 
Interim  Commission on Phytosanita ry Measures operating within the fram ework of the 
International Plant Protection Convention, a nd the W orld Trade Organisation Agreem ent 
on the Application of Sanitary and P hytosanitary Measures. 
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IMPORT HEALTH STANDARD: FRESH FRUI T/VEG ETABLES – 
TAHITIAN LIM E (Citrus latifolia ) FROM SAMOA. 
 
1     Official contact point (New  Zealand National Plant Protection 
Organisation) 
 
The official contact poin t in New Zealand for ov erseas NPP Os is MAF Biosecurity New 
Zealand (MAF BNZ). All comm unication pertaining to this im port health standard should 
be addressed to:  
 
Manager, Plant Im ports and Exports Group 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand 
PO Box 2526 
Wellington 
NEW ZEAL AND 
 
Fax: 64-4-894 0662 
E-mail: Plan tImports@maf.govt.nz 
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz
 
 
2     General conditions for the im portation of all plants and plant 
products 
 
Plants and plant products cannot enter New Zealand, unless an im port health standard 
(IHS) has been issued in acco rdance with Section  22 of the Biosecurity Act 1993.  Plan ts 
or plan t products in tercepted by MAF without an IHS will be seized  and the im porter will 
be offered the option of reshipm ent or destru ction  of the consignm ent (at their exp ense). 
 
The NPPO of the exporting country is require d to inform  MAF Biosecurity New Zealand 
of any newly record ed pests which m ay infe st/infect any co mmodity approved for export 
to New Zealand. 
 
3     Explanati on of pest categories 
 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand has catego rised pests as sociated with p lants and p lant 
products into regulated and non-regulated organism s.  Measures to prevent the 
estab lishm ent of regulated pests in New Z ealand are develo ped in acco rdance with the 
appropriate FAO ISPMs  and other rele vant international standards.  
 
Regulated pests are those pests or organi sms whi ch phytosanitary actions would be 
undertaken if they were intercepted/detecte d.  As well as quarantine pests these pests 
include pests that m ay pose a risk to hum an or anim al health or to the environm ent, 
vectors of associated quarantine pests, and vi rulent strains (not pr esent in New Zealand) 
of non-regulatory pests and contam inants. Non -regulatory pests are t hose pests for which 
phytosanitary actions would not be undertaken if they were interc epted/detected. These 
would include new organism s which coul d not establish in New Zealand.   
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Pests (inclu ding weeds) associated w ith th e commodity appear on a separate pest list 
which will b e attached to  each im port health stand ard as an ap pendix. 
 
4     Applicati on of measures 
 
A num ber of different measures m ay be appl ied to pests based on the outcom e of pest 
risk analyses. Required m easures may includ e:  
  
- Surveillance for pest freedom   
- Testing prior to export for regulated pe sts which cannot be readily detected by 
inspection (e.g. viruses on propagable m aterial)  
- Specific pre-shipm ent pest control activ ities to be undertaken by the supply 
country’s contracting party  
- The application of a pre-shipm ent treatm ent  
- Inspection of the export consignm ent  
- Issuance of a phytosanitary cer tificate which attest s to the phytosanitary status of 
a consignm ent  
- Treatm ent on arrival in New Zealand  
 
5    General conditions for fresh fruit/vegetables for consumption  
 
Only clean, inert/synthetic m aterial m ay be used for the protection, packaging and 
shipping of fresh fruit/vegetables.  
 
All host m aterial (fruit/v egetab les) o f fruit fly species ( Diptera: Tephritidae ) of econ omic 
significance shall only be imported under the term s of a Bilateral Quarantine 
Arrangem ent (e.g. agreem ent, workplan) between the New Zealand Ministry of 
Agriculture and Forestry' s Chief Tec hnical Officer, MAF BNZ and the head of the supply 
country' s NPPO. 
 
Consignm ents contam inated with soil, or othe r potential c arriers of regulated pests (eg. 
leaf litter) will no t be pe rmitted entry if  the leve l of contam ination is abov e the 
acceptance level (see section 7.4 in the MAF stan dard Im portation and clearance of fresh 
fruit and vegetables into New Zealand http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/ihs/152-
02.pdf ). 
 
A com pleted phytosanitary certificate issued  by the exporting country’s NPPO m ust 
accom pany all con signments of fresh fruit and vegetab les exported to New Zealand.  
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand will inspect all c onsignm ents of fresh fruit and vegetables 
to verify that New Zealand’s phytosanitary requirem ents have been m et.  
 
6 Specific conditions for Tahitian limes from Samoa  
 
This im port health standard covers the re quirements for the entr y of Tahitian lim e (Citrus 
latifolia ) (fresh fruit/vegetabl es) from Sa moa only. 
 
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6.1     PRE-SHIPMENT REQUIREMENTS 
 
6.1.1     Inspection of the consignment 
 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand req uires that  the Sam oan NPPO sa mple and visually 
inspect the consignm ent accord ing to  official  procedures for all the regu lated pes ts 
specified by MAF Biosecurity New Zealand and ensure th at it conf orms with New 
Zealand’s current im port requirem ents. A phytosan itary certificate should  not be issued if 
live regulated pest(s) are detect ed, unless the consignm ent is e ffectively treated.  If pests 
are found which are not listed in the im port health standard, the Sam oan NPPO must 
estab lish the ir regu latory status. Th is inf ormation is ava ilable in MAF’s “Biosecur ity 
Organism s Registe r for Imported Commodities” 
http://www.biosecurity.govt .nz/pests/registers/boric   
 
If a pest is n ot listed in this reg ister, th e Sam oan NPPO must contact MAF Biosecurity 
New Zealand (see Sec tion 1) to es tablish the regu latory status of the pest. 
 
6.1.2     Testing of the consignment 
 
Testing of the consignm ent prior to export to  New Zealand for regulated pests which are 
not visually detectable is not  generally required for fresh Tahitian lim es from  Samoa.  
 
6.1.3 Phytosanitary measures 
 
The streng th of phytosanitary m easures will g enerally be g reater for high impact pests 
than for other regulated pests, reflecting the gr eater risks asso ciated with these pests. In 
most circum stances phytosanitary measures fo r high im pact pests will need to be m et 
prior to arrival of the comm odity in New Zealand, and phytosanitary certification will 
need to a ttest to th is accordingly. 
 
6.1.4 Documentation 
 
Bilatera l Quarantine Arrangement:  Required 
 
Fresh Tahitian lim es may only be im porte d into New Zealand from  Samoa under the 
terms of the Bilateral Quarantine Arrangem ent. 
 
Phytosanita ry certification:  Required. 
 
6.1.5   Phytosanitary certification  
 
A com pleted phytosanitary certificate issued  by the Sam oan NPPO must accom pany all 
Tahitian lim e consignm ents exported to New Zealand. 
 
Before an export phytosanitary certificate is to be issued, the Sam oan NPPO m ust be 
satisf ied tha t the f ollowin g activ ities r equired by MAF Biosecurity New Zealand have 
been undertaken. 
 
The Tahitia n limes have: 
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(i) been inspected in acco rdance with ap propriate official proced ures and found to 
be free of visually detectable regulated  pests specified by MAF Biosecurity New 
Zealand. 
 
AND 
 
(ii) undergone an agreed treatm ent that  is effective against fruit flies. 
 
AND 
 
(iii) undergone appropriate pest control activities that are effective against: 
          Thrips palm i 
         Chrysomphalus dictyospermi 
    Chrysomphalus aonidum  
     Aleurodicu s disperses 
  
6.1.6    Additional declarations to the phytosanitary certificate 
 
If satisfied that the pre-e xport activities have been undert aken, the Sam oan NPPO must 
confirm  this by providing the following addi tional declarations to the phytosanitary 
certificate: 
 
"The Tahitian lim es in this consignm ent: 
 
(i) have been visually inspected in accord ance with appropriate o fficial procedures 
and found to be free of any detectab le regulated pests specified by MAF 
Biosecurity New Zealand. 
 
AND  
 
(ii) have undergone appropriate pest control activities that are e ffective against those 
regulated high im pact pests specified by MAF BNZ; 
 
 AND  
    
(iii) been treated in acco rdance with Appendix 2 of the Bilateral Q uarantine 
Arrangem ent between MAF Biosecurity New Zealand and MAF Sa moa 
Quarantine Division.  
 
6.2     TRANSIT REQUIREMENTS 
 
The lim es must be packed and shipped in a manner to prevent contam ination by regulated 
pests. 
 
The package should not be opened in transit. However, where a consignm ent is split or 
has its packaging changed while in  another country (or countries) en route  to New 
Zealand, a "Re-export C ertificate" is require d.  Where a consignm ent is held under bond, 
as a resu lt of the need to change conv eyan ces, and  it is k ept in the or igina l shipping 
container, a "Re-export Cer tificate" is not required. 
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6.3     INSPECTI ON ON ARRIVAL IN NEW Z EALAND  
 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand will check th e accom panying docum entation on arrival to 
confirm  that it is correct and reconcil es with th e actual consig nment.  
 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand req uires, with 95% confidence, that not more than 0.5% 
of the units ( for lim es, a unit is on e fruit) in  a con signm ent are infested with visually 
detec table re gulated p ests.  To achiev e this, MAF Biosecur ity New Zealand will sam ple 
and inspect 600 units with an acceptance level of  zero infested units (or equivalent), f rom 
the (hom ogeneous) lot. 
 
6.4     BIOSECURITY/QUARANTINE DIRECTIVE 
 
The consign ment m ay be dire cted to  a MA F Biosecurity Ne w Zealand a pproved f acility 
for further treatm ent if required. 
 
6.5     TESTI NG FOR REG ULATED PESTS 
 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand m ay, on the sp ecific requ est of  the Chief  Technica l 
Officer, test the cons ignment for regulated p ests. 
 
6.6  ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN ON THE INTERCEPTION/ DETECTI ON 
OF PESTS /CONTAMI NANTS 
 
If  regulated pests, extraneous  plan t material or trash are intercepted/de tected with th e 
commodity, or associated packaging, the following actions will be undertaken as 
appropriate (depending on the pest identified): 
- Re-sorting (specific conditions  apply) of the consignm ent 
- Reshipm ent of the consignm ent 
- Destruction of the consignm ent 
- Treatm ent for those pests where an efficacious treatm ent is availab le 
- The suspens ion of trade on the detecti on of high impact pests for which specific 
pre-arrival phytosanitar y measures are required. S uspension of trade will 
continue until the cause of  the non-com pliance has been  identified a nd corrective 
actions have been im plem ented to th e satisfaction of MAF Biosecurity N ew 
Zealand. 
 
If an organism is intercepted/detected that  is not on the pest li st (appended to this 
docum ent), the consignm ent will be held (or equivalent) until an assessm ent is 
undertaken to determ ine the organism ’s regulatory status and a ppropriate m easures 
developed if required. 
 
Consignm ents that are co ntam inated with extr aneous plant m aterial and/or trash in the 
600 unit sample will result in th e consignm ent being held u ntil an asses sment has been 
made in comparison with the risk of  importi ng the part(s) of  the pl ant species concerned. 
 
6.7    BIOSECURITY CLEARANCE 
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If regulated pests are not detected, or are successfully treated following 
interception/detection biosecuri ty clearance will be given. 
 
6.8 AUDI T OF OFFSHORE MEAS URES 
 
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand reserves the right to aud it all processe s that are 
undertaken offshore, including phytosanitar y measures for high im pact pests. 
 
6.9     FEEDBACK ON NON-COMPLIANCE 
 
The exporting country’s  NPPO will be info rmed by MAF Biosecurity New Zealand’s  
Chief Technical Officer of the intercepti on (and treatm ent) of any regulated pests, 
"unlisted" pests, or non-com pliance w ith other phytosanitary requirem ents. 
 
7     Continge ncies Foll owing Bio security Clearance 
 
Should a regulated pest be detected subs equent to biosecurity clearance, MAF 
Biosecurity New Zealand m ay implem ent a management programm e (offi cial control 
programm e) in acco rdance with Part V of th e Biosecurity Act 1993 and Part 5 of the 
Biosecurity Am endm ent Act 1997. 
 
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Appendix 1 Regulated Pest Li st Commodity Sub-class: Fresh 
Fruit/Vegetables, Citrus latifolia from Samoa 
 
Scientific name  Orga nism 
type Common na me Measures to 
prevent 
intro duction Actions on 
intercep tion 
Tetranychus neocaledonicu s mite Mexican sp ider mite 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Aleurodicus disp erses  insect Spiralling whitefly#  1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Aonidiella inornata  insect Papaya red scale 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Aspidiotu s destructor insect Coconut scale 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Chrysomphalus aonidum insect Florida red scale#  1a & 1b & 2a 2 or 2a 
Chrysomphalus dictyospermi insect Spanish red scale#  1a & 1b & 2a 2 or 2a 
Coccus vir idis  insect Soft green scale  1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Dysmicoccus brevipes insect Pineapple mealybug 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Dysmicoccus ne obrevipes  insect Annona mealyb ug 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Ferrisia virgata  insect Striped mealybu g 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Howardia biclavis  insect Mining sca le 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Ischnaspis long irostris  insect Black thread sca le 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Lepidosaphes gloverii  insect Glover scale 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Leptoglossus go nagra   insect Coreid bug 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Parabemesia  myricae   insect Japanese baybe rry whitefly 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Paraleyrodes bondari  insect whitefly 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Parlatoria cinerea  insect Apple parlatoria 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Parlatoria perga ndii  insect Chaff / oyster scale 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Pinnaspis strach ani  insect Hibiscus snow scale 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Planococcus citri   insect Citrus mealy bug 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Planococcus minor   insect Passion vine me aly bug 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Pseudococcus cryptus  insect Cryptic mealy bu g 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Pseudaulaca spis pentagona  insect Peach sca le 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Unaspis citri  insect Citrus snow scale 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Anoplolepi s gracilipes   insect Yellow crazy ant  1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Paratrechina longicornis   insect Crazy ant 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Solenopsis geminata   insect Tropical fire ant 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Prays citr i  insect Citrus flower mo th 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Thrips hawaiiensis   insect Hawaiian flower thrips 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Thrips palmi  insect Palm thrips#  1a & 1b & 2a 2a 
Capnodium citri fungi Sooty mould 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Corticium koleroga fungi Web blight 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Elsinoë au stralis fungi Sweet orange scab 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Meliola c itricola fungi Sooty blotch 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Phaeosaccardin ula javanica fungi Sooty mould 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
Phytophthora palmivora  fungi Black rot 1a &  1b 1 &/or 2 
 
# Denotes a hi gh impact pest. 
 
 
IHS F resh Fruit/V egetables:  Citrus l atifolia from Samoa                                         7 May 2009 
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Measures to prevent entry & 
establishment  
NA  
No actions as pe st is non regulat ed       
 1a Visual inspect ion of produce and associated pa ckaging     
 1b Consignment must be free from extraneous material – pests are 
associated with other plant parts (e.g ., leaves, st ems, flowers) and/or soil 
 2a Undergone appropriate pest cont rol activit ies      
 2b Pest free area (b ased on officia l detection survey)    
 3 Agreed offshore fruit fly treatment and Bilateral Quarantine Arrange ment required 
 4 Approved generic treatment         
              
Actions on interception NA No actions as pe st is non regulat ed       
 0 No action due to low risk pathway        
 1 Removal of extraneous material – pests are asso ciated with other plant parts (e.g., 
leaves, stem s, flowers) and/o r soil 
 2 Treat, reship or destroy         
 2a Treat, reship or destroy.  Suspe nd pathway      
 3 Reship or destroy.  Suspend pat hway       
 
IHS F resh Fruit/V egetables:  Citrus l atifolia from Samoa                                         7 May 2009 
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