EPPO Action List

(version 2007-09)

The purpose of the EPPO Action List is 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, maps, 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
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae	A2 in 1993	Araceae	Whole EPPO region (glasshouse pest)

Fungi

Fusarium foetens	A2 in 2007	Begonia	Whole EPPO region (glasshouse pest)
Gibberella circinata	A1 in 2002	Pinus	Whole EPPO region
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
Stegophora ulmea	A1 in 2003	Ulmus, Zelkova	Cool and humid regions of northern and western Europe

Insects

Aeolesthes sarta	A2 in 2002	Many hardwood species and fruit trees (e.g. Acer, Betula, Fraxinus, Juglans, Malus, Morus, Platanus, Populus, Prunus, Pyrus, Quercus, Robinia, Salix, Ulmus)	Mediterranean part of the EPPO region
Agrilus planipennis	A1 in 2004	Fraxinus, Juglans, Ulmus, Pterocarya	Central and Mediterranean parts of the EPPO region
Anthonomus eugenii	A1 in 1995	Capsicum	Southern part of the EPPO region
Dendrolimus sibiricus	A2 in 2002	Coniferae	North and centre of the European part of the EPPO region, mountain areas
Dendrolimus superans	A2 in 2005	Coniferae	North and centre of the European part of the EPPO region, mountain areas
Diabrotica speciosa	A1 in 2002	Polyphagous (many vegetable and fruit crops)	Whole EPPO region below 60° parallel
Dryocosmus kuriphilus	A2 in 2003	Castanea	Most parts of the EPPO region where Castanea spp. grow
Epitrix cucumeris	A1 in 2001	Solanum tuberosum and other Solanaceae	Whole EPPO region
Epitrix tuberis	A1 in 1987	Solanum tuberosum and other Solanaceae	Whole EPPO region
Erschoviella musculana	A2 in 2003	Juglans regia	Central and Southern parts of the EPPO region
Gonipterus gibberus	A1 in 1975	Eucalyptus	Southern part of the 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
Heteronychus arator	A1 in 1999	Polyphagous, many vegetable and ornamental crops (e.g. Solanum tuberosum, Vitis vinifera, Zea mais), pastures	Southern part of the EPPO region
Homalodisca vitripennis (=H. coagulata), vector of Xylella fastidiosa	A1 in 2006	Polyphagous	Southern part of the EPPO region
Ips hauseri	A2 in 2004	Larix, Picea, Pinus	North and centre of the European part of the EPPO region, mountain areas
Ips subelongatus	A2 in 2004	Larix	North and centre of the European part of the EPPO region
Lepidosaphes ussuriensis	A2 in 2003	Polyphagous, many tree species (e.g. Alnus, Betula, Euonymus, Malus, Populus, Syringa, Ulmus)	Central and Southern parts of the EPPO region
Limonius californicus	A1 in 2002	Polyphagous (e.g. Beta vulgaris, Solanum tuberosum, Triticum)	Western and central parts of the EPPO region
Lymantria mathura	A2 in 2005	Polyphagous, many tree species (e.g. Betula, Castanea, Juglans, Malus, Quercus,Salix, Tilia, Ulmus)	Central and southern parts of the EPPO region, mountain areas
Maconellicoccus hirsutus	A1 in 2003	Polyphagous (many fruit, vegetable and ornamental crops)	Mediterranean part of the EPPO region
Malacosoma americanum	A1 in 1996	Prunus, Malus and other Rosaceae	Whole EPPO region
Malacosoma disstria	A1 in 1995	Polyphagous, many forest trees (e.g. Abies, Alnus, Betula, Corylus, Fraxinus, Liquidambar, Larix, Quercus, Picea, Pinus, Pseudotsuga, Salix, Tilia, Ulmus)	Whole EPPO region
Malacosoma paralella	A2 in 2003	Polyphagous, many decidous forest or fruit trees and shrubs (e.g. Cotoneaster, Crataegus, Cydonia, Fraxinus, Malus, Populus, Prunus, Quercus, Sorbus, Salix, Ulmus)	Central and southern parts of the EPPO region, mountain areas (up to 2400 m)
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)
Melanotus communis	A1 in 2002	Polyphagous (e.g. Ipomoea batatas, Solanum tuberosum, Saccharum officinarum, Zea mays	Central and Southern parts of the EPPO region
Orgyia pseudotsugata	A1 in 1995	Abies, Pseudotsuga and other conifers	Whole 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
Scolytus morawitzi	A2 in 2002	Larix	East, north and centre of the European part of the EPPO region, mountain areas
Sirex ermak	A2 in 2004	Larix, Picea, Pinus	Conifer forests of the EPPO region
Strobilomyia viaria	A2 in 2005	Larix (cones)	Whole EPPO region where Larix spp. grow
Tecia solanivora	A2 in 2002	Solanum tuberosum	Whole EPPO region and more particularly the southern part
Tetropium gracilicorne	A2 in 2002	Abies, Larix, Picea, Pinus	North and centre of the European part of the EPPO region, mountain areas
Tuta absoluta	A1 in 2004	Lycopersicon esculentum, Solanum tuberosum	Whole EPPO region
Xylotrechus altaicus	A2 in 2002	Larix	North and centre of the European part of the EPPO region, mountain areas
Xylotrechus namanganensis	A2 in 2004	Polyphagous, many decidous forest or fruit trees (e.g. Alnus, Betula, Crataegus, Juglans, Malus, Prunus, Populus, Salix, Ulmus)	Central and Southern parts of the EPPO region

Nematodes

Heterodera glycines

A1 in 1987,
A2 in 2002

Glycine max

Southern and temperate parts of the EPPO region

Viruses

Blueberry scorch virus	A2 in 2007	Vaccinium	Whole EPPO region
Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus	A1 in 2003	Chrysanthemum, Lycopersicon esculentum	Whole EPPO region
Cucumber vein yellowing virus	A2 in 2003	Cucumis spp. (cucumber and melons)	Southern part of the EPPO region, protected crops in the northern part of the EPPO region where the vector Bemisia tabaci occurs
Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus	A2 in 2004	Cucumis spp., Cucurbita spp., Citrullus lanatus	Southern part of the EPPO region, protected crops in the northern part of the EPPO region where the vector Bemisia tabaci occurs
Impatiens necrotic spot virus	A2 in 1998	Wide host range (many vegetable and ornamental crops)	Whole EPPO region
Tomato chlorosis virus	A2 in 2004	Lycopersicon esculentum	Whole EPPO region
Tomato infectious chlorosis virus	A2 in 2007	Lycopersicon esculentum	Whole EPPO region
Watermelon silver mottle virus	A1 in 1998	Citrullus lanatus, Cucumis melo	Whole EPPO region (so far, no known Thrips vector of the virus occurs in the EPPO region)

Invasive plants

Crassula helmsii	A2 in 2006	Waterways, humid habitats	Whole EPPO region
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides	A2 in 2005	Waterways	Whole EPPO region
Lysichiton americanus	A2 in 2005	Humid habitats	Temperate and humid parts of the 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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