Open AccessPest categorisation of Sternochetus mangiferae
Author(s) -
Bragard Claude,
DehnenSchmutz Katharina,
Di Serio Francesco,
Gonthier Paolo,
Jacques MarieAgnès,
Jaques Miret Josep Anton,
Justesen Annemarie Fejer,
Magnusson Christer Sven,
Milonas Panagiotis,
NavasCortes Juan A,
Parnell Stephen,
Potting Roel,
Reignault Philippe Lucien,
Thulke HansHermann,
Van der Werf Wopke,
Vicent Civera Antonio,
Yuen Jonathan,
Zappalà Lucia,
Czwienczek Ewelina,
MacLeod Alan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
efsa journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.076
H-Index - 97
ISSN - 1831-4732
DOI - 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5439
Subject(s) - quarantine , pest analysis , european union , phytosanitary certification , curculionidae , european commission , geography , outbreak , member states , environmental protection , biology , horticulture , ecology , business , international trade , virology
The European Commission requested EFSA to conduct a pest categorisation of Sternochetus mangiferae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a monophagous pest weevil whose larvae exclusively feed on mango seeds, whereas adults feed on mango foliage. S. mangiferae is a species with reliable methods available for identification. It is regulated in the EU by Council Directive 2000/29/ EC where it is listed in Annex IIB as a harmful organism whose introduction into EU Protected Zones ( PZ ) (Alentejo, Algarve and Madeira in Portugal, and Granada and Malaga in Spain) is banned. S. mangiferae is native to South East Asia and has spread to other mango‐growing areas in Africa, South America and Oceania, causing significant damage. Larvae of S. mangiferae have been detected several times in mango fruit imported into the EU . In 2013, an outbreak was declared in one PZ in Spain. Official measures taken achieved eradication, which was officially declared in January 2018. The EFSA Plant Health Panel concludes that S. mangiferae could establish again and spread in the mango‐growing areas of southern EU . Considering the criteria within the remit of EFSA to assess the status as a potential Union quarantine pest ( QP ), as a potential protected zone quarantine pest ( PZQP ) or as a potential regulated non‐quarantine pest ( RNQP ), S. mangiferae meets with no uncertainties the criteria for consideration as a potential Union QP , as it is absent from the EU , potential pathways for entry exist, and its establishment would cause an economic impact. The criterion of the pest being present in the EU , which is a prerequisite for RNQP and PZ QP , is not met.