EPPO Action List

(version 2011-09)

The purpose of the EPPO Action List is to draw EPPO member countries' attention to pests from the "EPPO A1/A2 Lists of pests recommended for regulation" which have either recently been added or present an urgent phytosanitary concern.

For each pest, you can view:

phytosanitary measures recommended by EPPO (for the most recent additions you can view PRM or PRA reports, for the oldest ones a link to the EPPO datasheet is provided)
date of addition to the EPPO A1 and A2 Lists (click on the link to return to the A1/A2 Lists and view information about the pest themselves: datasheets, pictures, diagnostic protocol)
main host plants
brief description of the endangered area

Recommended phytosanitary measures	Date	Main host plants or habitats	Parts of the EPPO region at risk
Bacteria
Citrus huanglongbing ('Candidatus Liberibacter africanum', L. asiaticum, L. americanum) and its vectors - Diaphorina citri - Trioza erytreae	A1 in 1984 A1 in 1975 A1 in 1975	Citrus	Southern part of the EPPO region (citrus-growing areas)
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii	A1 in 2009	Allium spp.	Mediterranean parts of the EPPO region
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola	A2 in 2008	Euphorbia pulcherrima	Whole EPPO region (glasshouse pest)

Fungi

Fusarium foetens	A2 in 2007	Begonia	Whole EPPO region (glasshouse pest)
Phytophthora lateralis	A1 in 2006	Chamaecyparis	Coastal areas of the EPPO region, nurseries
Puccinia hemerocallidis	A1 in 2007	Hemerocallis, Patrinia	Whole EPPO region
Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum	A1 in 2005	Juglans	Central and southern parts of the EPPO region

Insects

Agrilus anxius	A1 in 2011	Betula	Whole EPPO region
Bactrocera invadens	A1 in 2010	Polyphagous	Southern part of the EPPO region
Drosophila suzukii	A2 in 2011	Fruit crops	Whole EPPO region
Epitrix cucumeris	A1 in 2001 - A2 in 2011	Solanum tuberosum (potatoes) and other Solanaceae	Whole EPPO region
Epitrix similaris	A2 in 2010	Solanum tuberosum (potatoes) and other Solanaceae	Whole EPPO region
Epitrix subcrinita	A1 in 2010	Solanum tuberosum (potatoes) and other Solanaceae	Whole EPPO region
Epitrix tuberis	A1 in 1987	Solanum tuberosum (potatoes) and other Solanaceae	Whole EPPO region
Hesperophanes campestris	A2 in 2007	Polyphagous, many tree species (e.g. Betula, Malus, Morus, Salix, Sorbus)	Central and Southern parts of the EPPO region
Homalodisca vitripennis (=H. coagulata), vector of Xylella fastidiosa	A1 in 2006	Polyphagous	Southern part of the EPPO region
Megaplatypus mutatus	A2 in 2007	Polyphagous, many forest and fruit trees (e.g. Acer, Castanea, Citrus, Corylus, Eucalyptus, Fraxinus, Juglans, Malus, Pinus, Platanus, Populus, Prunus, Pyrus, Quercus, Salix, Tilia, Ulmus)	Southern part of the EPPO region (more particularly the Mediterranean coasts)
Metamasius hemipterus	A1 in 2009	Palmae, Musa, Saccharum officinarum	Southern part of the EPPO region
Paysandisia archon	A2 in 2006	Palmae	Southern part of the EPPO region
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus	A2 in 2006	Palmae	Southern part of the EPPO region
Rhynchophorus palmarum	A1 in 2005	Palmae	Southern part of the EPPO region
Saperda candida	A1 in 2010	Rosaceae (fruit trees and ornamentals)	Whole EPPO region
Tetranychus evansi	A2 in 2008	Solanaceae (Lycopersicon, Solanum) and other vegetable or ornamental crops	Whole EPPO region and more particularly the southern part
Tuta absoluta	A1 in 2004 / A2 in 2009	Lycopersicon esculentum, Solanum tuberosum	Whole EPPO region

Nematodes

Meloidogyne enterolobii

A2 in 2010

Polyphagous

Whole EPPO region

Viruses

Blueberry scorch virus	A2 in 2007	Vaccinium	Whole EPPO region
Tomato infectious chlorosis virus	A2 in 2007	Lycopersicon esculentum	Whole EPPO region

Invasive plants

Crassula helmsii	A2 in 2006	Waterways, humid habitats	Whole EPPO region
Eichhornia crassipes	A2 in 2008	Waterways, humid habitats	Southern part of the EPPO region
Heracleum persicum	A2 in 2009	Coastal wetlands, pastures, river banks, road and rail networks, wastelands	Central Europe and Scandinavia
Heracleum sosnowskyi	A2 in 2009	Pastures, river banks, road and rail networks, wastelands	Central Europe and Scandinavia
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides	A2 in 2005	Waterways	Whole EPPO region
Ludwigia peploides & L. grandiflora	A2 in 2011	Waterways, humid habitats	Whole EPPO region
Polygonum perfoliatum	A2 in 2008	Humid habitats, river banks, forest margins, roadsides, wastelands	Whole EPPO region
Pueraria lobata	A2 in 2006	Pastures, woodlands, riverbanks, road and rail networks, gardens, wastelands, abandoned farm land where sunlight is abundant	Southern part of the EPPO region
Solanum elaeagnifolium	A2 in 2006	Man-made habitats such as road sides, waste lands, gardens, orchards, canal/river banks, pastures and managed grassland.	Mediterranean part of the EPPO region

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