Based on this PRA report, measures for Citrus fruits and Citrus plants for planting (except seeds, tissue culture, pollen) are recommended.

The aim of this PRA report is to assess the status of Resseliella citrifrugis as candidate for listing on the EPPO A1 and A2 Lists of pests recommended for regulation as quarantine pests. This summary is based on an EFSA pest categorisation for Resseliella citrifrugis (EFSA, 2021), an EFSA quantitative risk assessment (EFSA, 2023), the DROPSA datasheet (Grousset et al., 2016) and a quickscan from the Netherlands (NVWA, 2020). Additional targeted literature searches have been conducted to make it more representative of the whole EPPO region. Additional targeted literature searches have been conducted to make it more representative of the whole EPPO region. Probability of entry, establishment, spread, and potential impact have been established by the Panel on Phytosanitary Measures on a five level scale (very low, low, moderate, high, very high), with a three-level uncertainty (low, moderate, high), based on EFSA (2023), and adapted for the EPPO region. Risk management measures were first drafted based on other EPPO recommendations and USDA (2019).

Overall conclusions:

R. citrifrugis meets all the criteria to qualify as a quarantine pest. In particular, this pest is absent from the EPPO region and could cause significant damage on Citrus crops if it were to be introduced. The pest would be difficult to eradicate or contain if introduced (fruits is a difficult pathway to regulate after introduction). It poses a risk to the EPPO region and risk management options should be considered