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Metcalfa pruinosa
Warning
This guidance is for information only. It is your responsibility to check the relevant legislation, including the assimilated EU Regulation (Commission Implementing Regulation 2019/2072). Not complying with the requirements under the legislation may lead to delays and penalties at the customs border.
Warning
You must report any suspicions of
Metcalfa pruinosa, wherever found.
To report suspicions, you must contact the relevant authority.
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Preferred name
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Metcalfa pruinosa
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Common names
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- citrus flatid planthopper
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Synonyms
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- Flata pruinosa
- Melormenis pruinosa
- Monoflata farinosa
- Ormenis pruinosa
- Poeciloptera farinosa
- Poeciloptera pruinosa
- Poeciloptera prumosa
Plants known to carry Metcalfa pruinosa
| Scientific name | Common names |
|---|---|
| Capsicum | Paprica |
| Citrus | None |
| Crataegus | Hawthorn |
| Cucumis | Cucumber,Melon |
| Diospyros | None |
| Fragaria | Strawberry |
| Fraxinus | Ash |
| Glycine max | Soybean,Soya bean,Soybean |
| Ilex | Holly |
| Juniperus | Juniper |
| Malus | Apple tree,Apple, ornamental |
| Ocimum basilicum | Basil, sweet |
| Olea | Olive tree |
| Petroselinum crispum | Parsley, garden |
| Phaseolus | Bean |
| Platanus | Plane,Sycamore |
| Populus | Poplar |
| Prunus cerasifera | Cherry-plum tree,Plum tree, Myrabolan |
| Prunus sp. (ornamental) | Prunus (ornamental species) |
| Pyrus | Pear tree |
| Quercus | Oak |
| Rosa | Rose |
| Rubus | Blackberry,Raspberry |
| Solanum lycopersicum | Tomato,tomato (direct-seeded),tomato (transplanted) |
| Sorbus | Rowan tree,Mountain-ash,Whitebeam |
| Thuja | Thuja |
| Vitis | Grape |
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