Add of prohibited host of Xylella fastidiosa

The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) in the Republic of Korea, has newly added a host plant (Carya illinoinensis seeds for sowing) of Xylella fastidiosa, one of the prohibited quarantine pests of the Republic of Korea, which is based on the result of a Pest Risk Analysis (PRA).The import of relevant parts of host plants and the vectors associated with Xylella fastidiosa from the regions will be prohibited from the consignments with Phytosanitary Certificate, shipped on and after 28 June 2022.Please find the attachment for more details of host plants, the vectors and distributed areas.