EPPO A2 List of pests recommended for regulation as quarantine pests

- version 2024-09 –

EPPO recommends its member countries to regulate the pests listed below as quarantine pests (A2 pests are locally present in the EPPO region). The EPPO A2 List is reviewed every year by the Working Party on Phytosanitary Regulations and approved by Council.

In the tables below, click on the links to access pest-specific information stored in EPPO Global Database (geographical distributions, host plants, pictures, data sheets, PRAs, diagnostic protocols and other EPPO Standards).

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Bacteria and phytoplasmas
'Ca. Phytoplasma mali' (Apple proliferation)
'Ca. Phytoplasma pyri' (Pear decline)
'Ca. Phytoplasma solani' (Stolbur)
Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. insidiosus
Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis
Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus
Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens
Dickeya dianthicola
Erwinia amylovora
Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma
Pantoea stewartii
Paraburkholderia caryophylli
Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae
Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
Ralstonia solanacearum
Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. corylina
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola
Xanthomonas citri pv. fuscans
Xanthomonas cynarae pv. gardneri
Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. euvesicatoria
Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans
Xanthomonas fragariae
Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. dieffenbachiae
Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. phaseoli
Xanthomonas translucens pv. translucens
Xanthomonas vesicatoria
Xylella fastidiosa
Xylophilus ampelinus

Fungi
Ceratocystis platani
Ciborinia camelliae
Cronartium kamtschaticum
Cryphonectria parasitica
Diaporthe vaccinii
Fusarium circinatum
Fusarium euwallaceae
Fusarium foetens
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. albedinis
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical race 4
Geosmithia morbida and its vector (Pityophthorus juglandis)
Glomerella gossypii
Gymnosporangium asiaticum
Heterobasidion irregulare
Lecanosticta acicola
Melampsora medusae
Monilinia fructicola
Neofusicoccum laricinum (=Botryosphaeria laricina)
Phialophora cinerescens
Phytophthora fragariae
Phytophthora kernoviae
Phytophthora lateralis
Phytophthora ramorum
Phytophthora rubi
Plenodomus tracheiphilus
Puccinia hemerocallidis
Puccinia horiana
Stagonosporopsis chrysanthemi
Stenocarpella macrospora
Stenocarpella maydis
Synchytrium endobioticum
Thekopsora minima
Verticillium dahliae (hop strains)
Verticillium nonalfalfae (hop strains)

Viruses and virus-like organisms
Beet leaf curl virus
Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (Benyvirus necrobetae)
Blueberry scorch virus (Carlavirus vaccinii)
Chrysanthemum stunt viroid (Pospiviroid impedichrysanthemi)
Citrus bark cracking viroid (Cocadviroid rimocitri)
Citrus tristeza virus (Closterovirus tristezae)
Cucumber vein yellowing virus (Ipomovirus cucumisvenaflavi)
Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (Crinivirus cucurbitae)
Impatiens necrotic spot virus (Orthotospovirus impatiensnecromaculae)
Pepino mosaic virus (Potexvirus pepini)
Plum pox virus (Potyvirus plumpoxi)
Potato spindle tuber viroid (Pospiviroid fusituberis)
Raspberry ringspot virus
Satsuma dwarf virus (Sadwavirus citri)
Squash leaf curl virus (Begomovirus cucurbitapeponis)
Strawberry vein banding virus (Caulimovirus venafragariae)
Tobacco ringspot virus (Nepovirus nicotianae)
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (Tobamovirus fructirugosum)
Tomato chlorosis virus (Crinivirus tomatichlorosis)
Tomato infectious chlorosis virus (Crinivirus contagichlorosis)
Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (Begomovirus solanumdehliense)
Tomato ringspot virus (Nepovirus lycopersici)
Tomato spotted wilt virus (Orthotospovirus tomatomaculae)
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (Begomovirus cohensi) and related viruses

Insects and mites
Acrobasis pirivorella (=Numonia pyrivorella)
Aculops fuchsiae
Agrilus bilineatus
Agrilus fleischeri
Agrilus mali
Agrilus planipennis
Aleurocanthus spiniferus
Anoplophora chinensis
Anoplophora glabripennis
Aphis (Toxoptera) citricidus
Aromia bungii
Bactrocera zonata
Bemisia tabaci
Cacoecimorpha pronubana
Cacyreus marshalli
Carposina sasakii
Ceratitis capitata
Comstockaspis perniciosa
Crisicoccus pini
Dacus ciliatus
Daktulosphaira vitifoliae
Dendrolimus sibiricus
Dendrolimus superans
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera
Drosophila suzukii
Dryocosmus kuriphilus
Epitrix cucumeris
Epitrix papa
Eutetranychus orientalis
Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato and Fusarium euwallaceae
Frankliniella occidentalis
Garella musculana
Gonipterus scutellatus species complex
Grapholita inopinata
Helicoverpa armigera
Ips hauseri
Ips subelongatus
Lepidosaphes ussuriensis
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Liriomyza huidobrensis
Liriomyza sativae
Liriomyza trifolii
Lopholeucaspis japonica
Lymantria mathura
Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Malacosoma parallela
Megaplatypus mutatus
Opogona sacchari
Paysandisia archon
Pityophthorus juglandis (vector of Geosmithia morbida)
Platynota stultana
Polygraphus proximus
Popillia japonica
Rhagoletis cingulata
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
Scirtothrips citri
Scirtothrips dorsalis
Scolytus morawitzi
Sirex ermak
Spodoptera frugiperda
Spodoptera littoralis
Strobilomyia viaria
Tecia solanivora
Tetranychus evansi
Tetropium gracilicorne
Thaumatotibia leucotreta
Toumeyella parvicornis
Trichoferus campestris
Trioza erytreae
Trirachys sartus (=Aeolesthes sarta)
Trogoderma granarium
Tuta absoluta
Xylotrechus altaicus
Xylotrechus namanganensis

Nematodes
Aphelenchoides besseyi
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus
Ditylenchus dipsaci
Globodera pallida
Globodera rostochiensis
Heterodera glycines
Meloidogyne chitwoodi
Meloidogyne enterolobii
Meloidogyne fallax
Meloidogyne graminicola
Meloidogyne luci
Meloidogyne mali
Radopholus similis (not attacking citrus)
Xiphinema rivesi

Gastropoda
Pomacea maculata

Invasive plants
Ageratina adenophora
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Amaranthus palmeri
Amaranthus tuberculatus
Ambrosia confertiflora
Ambrosia trifida
Andropogon virginicus
Baccharis halimifolia
Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Celastrus orbiculatus
Crassula helmsii
Ehrharta calycina
Eichhornia crassipes
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides
Hakea decurrens subsp. physocarpa
Hakea sericea
Heracleum persicum
Heracleum sosnowskyi
Humulus scandens
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Ludwigia peploides and Ludwigia grandiflora
Microstegium vimineum
Myriophyllum heterophyllum
Neltuma juliflora (=Prosopis juliflora)
Parthenium hysterophorus
Persicaria perfoliata
Pistia stratiotes
Pueraria montana var. lobata
Salvinia molesta
Solanum caroliniense
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Zizania latifolia