Amendment of Quarantine Pest List

The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, 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 notified to add 33 quarantine pest species as follows:
No.       Scientific name          Group  Category1          Bactrocera minax      Diptera            Prohibited Pest2          Diaporthe helianthi   Fungus            Controlled Pest3          Guignardia musae     Fungus            Controlled Pest4          Phoma pinodella        Fungus            Controlled Pest5          Pseudonectria buxi    Fungus            Controlled Pest6          Pyrenopeziza brassicae         Fungus            Controlled Pest7          Raffaelea lauricola     Fungus            Controlled Pest8          Seiridium cardinale   Fungus            Controlled Pest9          Avocado sunblotch viroid      Virus   Controlled Pest10        Dendrolimus pini       Lepidoptera    Controlled Pest11        Harrisina brillians      Lepidoptera    Controlled Pest12        Adelges tsugae           Hemiptera      Controlled Pest13        Aleurocanthus camelliae      Hemiptera      Controlled Pest14        Antestiopsis orbitalis Hemiptera      Controlled Pest15        Bactericera trigonica Hemiptera      Controlled Pest16        Brachycaudus cardui Hemiptera      Controlled Pest17        Cavariella aegopodii  Hemiptera      Controlled Pest18        Delottococcus confusus        Hemiptera      Controlled Pest19        Dysmicoccus texensis           Hemiptera      Controlled Pest20        Greenidea ficicola      Hemiptera      Controlled Pest21        Hyadaphis foeniculi   Hemiptera      Controlled Pest22        Phenacoccus madeirensis     Hemiptera      Controlled Pest23        Piezodorus guildinii   Hemiptera      Controlled Pest24        Siphoninus phillyreae           Hemiptera      Controlled Pest25        Sitobion fragariae      Hemiptera      Controlled Pest26        Trioza apicalis            Hemiptera      Controlled Pest27        Vryburgia amaryllidis            Hemiptera      Controlled Pest28        Epitrix hirtipennis      Coleoleptera   Controlled Pest29        Cephalcia abietis        Hymenoptera Controlled Pest30        Eurytoma schreineri  Hymenoptera Controlled Pest31        Echinothrips americanus      Thysanoptera Controlled Pest32        Haplothrips gowdeyi  Thysanoptera Controlled Pest33        Meloidogyne partityla            Nematode       Controlled Pest