Pest categorisation of Neomaskellia andropogonis
Abstract The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Neomaskellia andropogonis (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), the sugarcane whitefly, for the EU territory. N. andropogonis is a tropical and subtropical species that originates in south central Asia and has recently established in Ira...
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| author | EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) Claude Bragard Paula Baptista Elisavet Chatzivassiliou Francesco Di Serio Paolo Gonthier Josep Anton Jaques Miret Annemarie Fejer Justesen Christer Sven Magnusson Panagiotis Milonas Juan A Navas‐Cortes Stephen Parnell Roel Potting Philippe Lucien Reignault Emilio Stefani Hans‐Hermann Thulke Wopke Van der Werf Antonio Vicent Civera Jonathan Yuen Lucia Zappalà Jean‐Claude Grégoire Chris Malumphy Virag Kertesz Andrea Maiorano Alan MacLeod |
| author_facet | EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) Claude Bragard Paula Baptista Elisavet Chatzivassiliou Francesco Di Serio Paolo Gonthier Josep Anton Jaques Miret Annemarie Fejer Justesen Christer Sven Magnusson Panagiotis Milonas Juan A Navas‐Cortes Stephen Parnell Roel Potting Philippe Lucien Reignault Emilio Stefani Hans‐Hermann Thulke Wopke Van der Werf Antonio Vicent Civera Jonathan Yuen Lucia Zappalà Jean‐Claude Grégoire Chris Malumphy Virag Kertesz Andrea Maiorano Alan MacLeod |
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| description | Abstract The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Neomaskellia andropogonis (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), the sugarcane whitefly, for the EU territory. N. andropogonis is a tropical and subtropical species that originates in south central Asia and has recently established in Iran and Iraq. N. andropogonis is not listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. It is oligophagous on Poaceae and most frequently reported on sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), on which it has become an important emerging pest in western Iran. The larvae feed on the foliage and stalks and can cause a reduction of photosynthesis rate and growth. In heavy infestations, the sugar purity and content are greatly decreased. Honeydew egested by feeding N. andropogonis larvae can promote the growth of black sooty mould over the host. No evidence was found indicating economic damage to other grasses. The ornamental grass hosts Andropogon sp. and Imperata cylindrica are ornamental grasses in the subfamily Panicoideae and are exempt from a general prohibition on Poaceae entering the EU and together with fresh sugarcane, provide potential pathways for entry. An estimated threshold for development from egg to adult of 7.2°C with approximately 500 degree days required for a generation suggests that climatic conditions, together with the availability of grass hosts in the southern EU, would support establishment. Adults disperse naturally by flying and all stages can be moved over long distances by the trade of infested plant material. The pest has the potential to impact sugarcane production in Portugal and Spain. N. andropogonis satisfies all of the criteria that are within the remit of EFSA to assess for it to be regarded as a potential Union quarantine pest. However, this conclusion has high uncertainties regarding the likelihood of entry and the magnitude of potential impact within the EU as the insect is only recorded as an economically important pest in Iran, and its host range is poorly known and understood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb79c57b7f284b5da01112f86e789fb52022-12-22T04:35:53ZengWileyEFSA Journal1831-47322022-11-012011n/an/a10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7624Pest categorisation of Neomaskellia andropogonisEFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)Claude BragardPaula BaptistaElisavet ChatzivassiliouFrancesco Di SerioPaolo GonthierJosep Anton Jaques MiretAnnemarie Fejer JustesenChrister Sven MagnussonPanagiotis MilonasJuan A Navas‐CortesStephen ParnellRoel PottingPhilippe Lucien ReignaultEmilio StefaniHans‐Hermann ThulkeWopke Van der WerfAntonio Vicent CiveraJonathan YuenLucia ZappalàJean‐Claude GrégoireChris MalumphyVirag KerteszAndrea MaioranoAlan MacLeodAbstract The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Neomaskellia andropogonis (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), the sugarcane whitefly, for the EU territory. N. andropogonis is a tropical and subtropical species that originates in south central Asia and has recently established in Iran and Iraq. N. andropogonis is not listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. It is oligophagous on Poaceae and most frequently reported on sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), on which it has become an important emerging pest in western Iran. The larvae feed on the foliage and stalks and can cause a reduction of photosynthesis rate and growth. In heavy infestations, the sugar purity and content are greatly decreased. Honeydew egested by feeding N. andropogonis larvae can promote the growth of black sooty mould over the host. No evidence was found indicating economic damage to other grasses. The ornamental grass hosts Andropogon sp. and Imperata cylindrica are ornamental grasses in the subfamily Panicoideae and are exempt from a general prohibition on Poaceae entering the EU and together with fresh sugarcane, provide potential pathways for entry. An estimated threshold for development from egg to adult of 7.2°C with approximately 500 degree days required for a generation suggests that climatic conditions, together with the availability of grass hosts in the southern EU, would support establishment. Adults disperse naturally by flying and all stages can be moved over long distances by the trade of infested plant material. The pest has the potential to impact sugarcane production in Portugal and Spain. N. andropogonis satisfies all of the criteria that are within the remit of EFSA to assess for it to be regarded as a potential Union quarantine pest. However, this conclusion has high uncertainties regarding the likelihood of entry and the magnitude of potential impact within the EU as the insect is only recorded as an economically important pest in Iran, and its host range is poorly known and understood.https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7624sugarcane whiteflyinvasive speciesSaccharum officinarumpest riskplant healthplant pest |
| spellingShingle | EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) Claude Bragard Paula Baptista Elisavet Chatzivassiliou Francesco Di Serio Paolo Gonthier Josep Anton Jaques Miret Annemarie Fejer Justesen Christer Sven Magnusson Panagiotis Milonas Juan A Navas‐Cortes Stephen Parnell Roel Potting Philippe Lucien Reignault Emilio Stefani Hans‐Hermann Thulke Wopke Van der Werf Antonio Vicent Civera Jonathan Yuen Lucia Zappalà Jean‐Claude Grégoire Chris Malumphy Virag Kertesz Andrea Maiorano Alan MacLeod Pest categorisation of Neomaskellia andropogonis EFSA Journal sugarcane whitefly invasive species Saccharum officinarum pest risk plant health plant pest |
| title | Pest categorisation of Neomaskellia andropogonis |
| title_full | Pest categorisation of Neomaskellia andropogonis |
| title_fullStr | Pest categorisation of Neomaskellia andropogonis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pest categorisation of Neomaskellia andropogonis |
| title_short | Pest categorisation of Neomaskellia andropogonis |
| title_sort | pest categorisation of neomaskellia andropogonis |
| topic | sugarcane whitefly invasive species Saccharum officinarum pest risk plant health plant pest |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7624 |
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