Amendment of Quarantine Pest List

The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea, has amended the quarantine pest list which is based on the result of a Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) and in accordance with the provisions of Articles 4 and 6 of the Ministerial Ordinance of the Plant Protection Act. The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency notifies to add 22 quarantine pest species as follows:
No. Scientific name Group Category
1 Anastrepha grandis Diptera Prohibited Pest
2 Curvularia oryzae Fungi Controlled Pest
3 Fusarium euwallacea Fungi Controlled Pest
4 Phytophthora austrocedrae Fungi Controlled Pest
5 Phytophthora foliorum Fungi Controlled Pest
6 Passiflora latent virus Viruses Controlled Pest
7 Turnip yellow mosaic virus Viruses Controlled Pest
8 Ceroplastes pseudoceriferus Hemiptera Controlled Pest
9 Dilobopterus costalimai Hemiptera Controlled Pest
10 Draeculacephala minerva Hemiptera Controlled Pest
11 Graphocephala atropunctata Hemiptera Controlled Pest
12 Myzocallis coryli Hemiptera Controlled Pest
13 Paracoccus solani Hemiptera Controlled Pest
14 Trialeurodes glacialis Hemiptera Controlled Pest
15 Liposcelis bostrychophila Psocoptera Controlled Pest
16 Ips duplicatus Coleoptera Controlled Pest
17 Emphytus cinctus Hymenoptera Controlled Pest
18 Bactrocera oleae Diptera Controlled Pest
19 Lasioptera hungarica Diptera Controlled Pest
20 Pratylenchus goodeyi Nematodes Controlled Pest
21 Pratylenchus hippeastri Nematodes Controlled Pest
22 Pratylenchus panamaensis Nematodes Controlled Pest