Plant Protection Unit - Pest Alerts and Regulated Pest List

Pest Alerts

Regulated Pest List

Regulated Pests of Non-Quarantine Importance

Order

Family

Scientific Name

Common Name

Coleoptera

Curculionidae

Anthonomus eugenii

Pepper Weevil

Diptera

Tephritidae

Anastrepha suspensa

Caribbean Fruit Fly

Anastrepha mombinpraeoptans

West Indian Fruit Fly



Anastreha serpentina

Dark Fruit Fly



*Anastrepha ocresia




*Anastrepha nigrifascia




*Anastrepha interrupta




Toxotrypana curcicauda

Papaya Fruit Fly


Otitidae

*Delphinia picta

Picture-winged Fly

Homoptera

Aleyrodidae

Aleurocanthus woglumi

Citrus Blackfly



Trialeurodes abutilonea

Bandinged Whitefly


Pseudococcidae

Rhzoecus arabicus

Root Mealybug



Pseudococcus microcirculus

Orchid Mealybug


Psyllidae

Katacephala tenuipennis

Jumping Plant Louse

Lepidoptera

Glyphipterygidae

Homadaula albizziae

Mimosa Webworm

Orthoptera

Acridadae

Schistocerca americana

The American Grasshopper

Thysanoptera

Thripidae

Thrips palmi




Paeniothrips eucharii

Oriental Thrips

Pests of Quarantine Importance

Order

Family

Scientific Name

Common Name

Coleoptera


Sternochetus mangiferae

Mango Seed Weevil



Eucepes postasciatus

Scarabee Weevil



Heilipus lauri

Avocado Seed Weevil

Diptera

Tephritidae

Anastrepha ludens

Mexican Fruit Fly


Tephritidae

*Bactrocera papatae

Papaya Fruit Fly


Tephritidae

Bactrocera carambolae

Carambola Fruit Fly



Dacus dorsalis

Oriental Fruit Fly



Ceratitis capitata

Mediterranean Fruit Fly



Ceratitis rosa

Natal Fruit Fly



Dacus tryoni

Queensland Fruit Fly



Dacus cucurbitae

Melon Fly



Dacus aliatus

Lesser Pumpkin Fly



Dacus tsuneonis

Japanese Orange Fly



Dacus oleae

Olive Fruit Fly



Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus

Citrus Greening



Anoplophora glabripennis

Asian Longhorned Beetle

Homoptera

Aleryrodidae

Aleurocanthus spiniferus

Orange Spiny Whitefly


Pseudococcidae

Paracoccus marginatis

Papaya Mealybug



Maconellicoccus hirsutus

Hibiscus Mealybug


Coccoidae

Moganella longispina

Maskell Scale


Diaspididae

Parlatoia ziziphi

Black Parlatoria Scale


Psyllidae

Trioza erytreae (Aleurodes)

South African Citrus Psyllid



Diaphorina citri

Asiatic Citrus Psyllid

Lepidoptera


Attacepha lotes

Leaf Cutting Ants



Megastes grandalis

Sweet Potato Moth Borer



Stenoma catenifer

Avocado Sweet Moth

Orthoptera

Acrididae

Schistocera gregaria

Desert Locust



Polyphagotarsonemus latus

Broad mite

Mollusca

Gastropoda

Megalobulimus oblongus

Giant South American Snail



Achatina fulica

Giant African Snail



Vespa mandarinia

Asian Giant Hornet



Fusarium oxysporum f.cubens Tropica Race 4

TR4 Panama Disease



Tuta absoluta

Tomato Leaf Miner



Ralstonia solaranaecearum

Races 2 [Moko Disease] & 3



Monilliophthora roreri

Frosty Pod Rot



Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae

Lethal Yellowing of Palms



Xanthomonas axonopodis

Citrus Canker



Fiji Disease (Sugarcane);




Bacterial Panicle Blight (Rice)




Raoiella indica

Red Palm Mite



Rhynchophurus ferrugineus

Red Palm Weevil



Bradybaena similaris

Asian Tramp Snail



Drosophila suzukii

Spotted Wing Drosophila



Veronicella cubensis

Cuban Slug

* - denotes not economically important

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