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Planococcus lilacinus (Cockerell, 1905)

Dactylopius coffeae Newstead, 1908, Dactylopius crotonis Green, 1911, Planococcus crotonis Ferris, 1950, Planococcus indicus Avasthi & Shafee, 1987, Planococcus lilacinus Ferris, 1950, Planococcus tayabanus Ferris, 1950, Pseudococcus coffeae Sanders, 1909, Pseudococcus crotonis Sasscer, 1912, Pseudococcus deceptor Betrem, 1937, Pseudococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905, Pseudococcus tayabanus Cockerell, 1905, Tylococcus mauritiensis Mamet, 1939
Mealybug.

Declared Pest, Prohibited - s12

Prohibited organisms are declared pests by virtue of section 22(1), and may only be imported and kept subject to permits. Permit conditions applicable to some species may only be appropriate or available to research organisations or similarly secure institutions.
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C1 - Exclusion / Prohibited

Organisms which should be excluded from part or all of Western Australia.
  • Applicable area(s):
  • Whole of state

Further action

  • Read BAM Act 2007 [1]
  • Contact Biosecurity [2]

Scientific classification

Kingdom:Animalia [3]
Phylum:Arthropoda [4]
Class:Insecta [5]
Order:Hemiptera [6]
Family:Pseudococcidae [7]
Genus:Planococcus [8]
Species:lilacinus [9]

Author(s):

(Cockerell, 1905)

See also

  • BAM Act Section 12 Declaration 2013 [10]

Navigation

Return to organism search results [11]
Biosecurity and agriculture management homepage [12]

Links
[1] http://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_2735_homepage.html
[2] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/form/biosecurity-contact-details
[3] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=%2A&classification=1
[4] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Arthropoda
[5] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Insecta
[6] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Hemiptera
[7] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Pseudococcidae
[8] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Planococcus
[9] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=lilacinus
[10] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/sites/gateway/files/BAM Decl s22 (Prohibited Organisms).pdf
[11] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms?search_string=Pseudococcus&keep=PROHIBITED&control=C1&ref_code_name=PRO&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
[12] https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/biosecurity-biosecurity-quarantinebiosecurity-governance

Source URL: https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/100623?search_string=Pseudococcus&keep=PROHIBITED&control=C1&ref_code_name=PRO&per-page=20&sort-by=taxon&order-by=asc
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