EPPO Alert List
(last updated in 2012-04)
The purpose of the Alert List is to draw the attention of EPPO member countries to certain pests possibly presenting a risk to them and achieve early warning. Pests are marked with an asterisk* in the Table below when PRAs are planned or under development within EPPO. The entry date corresponds to the date when the pest was added to the Alert List.
Read a short introduction on the purpose and maintenance of the EPPO Alert List.
| Pest Names | Main host plants or habitats | PRA |
Entry date |
| Insects and mites | |||
| Aproceros leucopoda (Hymenoptera: Argidae) | Ulmus | 2011-09 |
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| Chrysophtharta bimaculata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) | Eucalyptus |
2010-05 |
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| Enaphalodes rufulus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) | Quercus rubra, Q. velutina, Q. coccinea |
2008-09 |
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| Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) | Polyphagous |
2008-10 |
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| Keiferia lycopersicella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae | Solanum lycopersicum |
* |
2010-11 |
| Leucinodes orbonalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) | Solanaceae |
2008-01 |
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Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)  |
Solanaceae | 2012-03 |
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| Oemona hirta (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) | Polyphagous |
* |
2010-10 |
| Polygraphus proximus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) | Abies | 2011-10 |
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| Psacothea hilaris (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) | Moraceae (Ficus, Morus) |
2008-10 |
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| Strauzia longipennis (Diptera: Tephritidae) | Helianthus annuus | 2011-02 |
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| Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) | Polyphagous (citrus, cotton, maize, prunus) | * |
2011-05 |
| Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) | Polyphagous (woody deciduous plants) |
2009-03 |
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| Nematodes | |||
| Hederodera zeae | Maize (Zea mays) and other cereals (Triticum, Hordeum) | 2012-01 |
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| Meloidogyne ethiopica | Polyphagous |
2011-01 |
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| Punctodera chalcoensis |
Maize (Zea mays) | 2012-01 |
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| Fungi | |||
| Chalara fraxinea | Fraxinus |
2007-09 |
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| Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lactucae | Lactuca sativa, Valerianella locusta |
2009-09 |
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| Melampsora euphorbiae | Euphorbia pulcherrima and wild Euphorbia spp. |
2008-03 |
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| Phytophthora kernoviae | Fagus, Rhododendron |
* |
2005-10 |
| Phytophthora pinifolia | Pinus radiata |
2009-01 |
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| Phytophthora ramorum | Lithocarpus, Quercus, Rhododendron, Viburnum and other woody ornamentals |
* |
2001-01 |
| Bacteria | |||
| Acidovorax citrulli | Citrullus lanatus, Cucumis melo. |
* |
2009-07 |
| 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' | Solanum tuberosum, Lycopersicon esculentum, Capsicum spp. |
* |
2009-05 |
| Maize redness (Stolbur phytoplasma) | Zea mays | 2012-02 | |
| Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi | Aesculus hippocastanum |
2009-06 | |
| Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae | Actinidia spp. (kiwifruit) |
* |
2009-11 |
| Spiroplasma kunkelii |
Zea mays |
2008-01 |
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| Viruses and virus-like diseases | |||
| Pepino mosaic virus | Lycopersicon esculentum |
2000-01 |
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| Tomato apical stunt pospiviroid | Lycopersicon esculentum |
2003-07 |
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| Tomato torrado virus |
Lycopersicon esculentum |
2009-02 |
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| Invasive plants | |||
| Andropogon virginicus | Pastures, forests, banks of continental water, wetlands, road and rail networks, wastelands | 2011-10 |
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| Asparagus asparagoides |
Forests, coastal wetlands, banks of continental water, road and rail networks, wastelands, green urban areas | 2012-03 |
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| Limnophila sessiliflora | Water courses, water bodies | 2012-02 |
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| Miscanthus sinensis | Riverbanks, pastures, road and rail networks, wastelands | 2011-04 |
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| Parthenium hysterophorus | Arable crops, orchards, riverbanks, road and rail networks, wastelands | 2011-03 |
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You can view here information on previously listed organisms
As explained in the introduction, after a certain period, if it appears that the risk is no so high and that no special phytosanitary action is needed, the pests are deleted from the Alert List. On the opposite, when the risk is considered sufficiently high, pests are transferred to the EPPO A1 or A2 Lists and on the Action List.