Vaccinium spp

Country
South Africa (ZA)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
NPPO Details
Department Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, Directorate Plant Health & Quality
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

Copy of the Import permit must be presented to the Department of Agriculture Authorised Officer at the time of making the appointment

Exporter to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and to present to the Department of Agriculture Authorised Officer at time of inspection

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement No 2481)
1) Mite (Acalitus vaccini), Summer fruit tortriad (Adoxophyes orana), Cranberry weevil (Anthonomus musculus), Strawberry weevil (Anthonomus signatus ), Orange tortrix (Argyrotaenia citrana), Bunch mite (Brevipalpus lilium), Oblique banded leafroller (Choristoneura rosaceana), Brownheaded leafroller (Ctenopseustis obliquana), Cherry fruit worm (Cydia packardi ), Citrus whitefly (Dialeurodes citri), Yellow mite (Eotetranychus carpini), Peach rosette mosaic virus, Winter moth (Operophtera brumata), Strawberry root weevil (Otiorhynchus ovatus), Clay coloured weevil (Otiorhynchus singularis), Eye spotted bud moth (Spilonota ocellana), Tomato ringspot virus, Spotted cutworm (Xestia c-nigrum), Blueberry leaf mottle virus, Blueberry red ringspot virus, Blueberry shock virus, Blueberry shoestring virus, Blueberry stunt virus, Fruit rot & twig blight of ericaceae (Diaporthe vaccinii), Cranberry cottonball disease (Monilinia oxycocci), Mummy berry (Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi), Sudden oak disease (Phytophthora ramorum), Texas root rot (Phymatotrichum omnivorum), Canker: blueberry (Godronia cassandrae), Obscure root weevil (Sciopithes obscurus) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) The parent plants were found free through laboratory testing of Blueberry scorch virus, Nematodes (Belonolaimus longicaudatus, Xiphinema americanum), Awl nematode (Dolichodorus heterocephalus), Blueberry root rot nematode (Meloidogyne carolinensis) and Dagger nematode (Xiphinema rivesi),
3) Tobacco ringspot virus, Cranberry false blossom virus, Blueberry witches broom phytoplasma and Microsphaera vaccinii are known not to occur in the area of production,
4) The plants were inspected and found free from Indian white wax scale (Ceroplastes ceriferus ), Light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana), Nut scale (Eulecanium tiliae), Rough strawberry root weevil (Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus), European fruit scale (Parthenolecanium corni) and Strawberry root worm (Paria fragariae).

Import permit dated 12 December 2012
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 16/09/2024