Condition

Condition 51B - Tomato Potato Psyllid: Plants and Planting Material

The information within this Import Condition was current as of the date of printing: Wednesday, 3 July 2024.

New entry conditions or amendments may be implemented from time to time and are uploaded into the Plant Quarantine Manual.

It is recommended that you regularly check the http://www.agriculture.vic.gov.au/pqm website for the most up to date import conditions.

Any plants and planting material originating from an area covered by an Area Freedom Certificate declaring that the area from which the host material originated is known to be free of tomato potato psyllid, may enter Victoria without restriction, otherwise‐

  1. the movement into Victoria of any host plant and planting material is prohibited unless:
    1. grown on an approved Pest Free Production Site as approved by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action; and
    2. packed in a manner that prevents infestation by tomato potato psyllid; or
    3. treated with an insecticide effective against all life stages of tomato potato psyllid and registered for the control of tomato potato psyllid at rates specified on the label, or in accordance with an APVMA permit; and
      1. packed in a manner that prevents infestation by tomato potato psyllid; and
      2. undergoes a 2% or 600 unit inspection and found free of tomato potato psyllid; or
  2. enters Victoria in accordance with a permit issued by Agriculture Victoria. To apply for a permit visit the Plant biosecurity permit page.

'host plant' means any plant or plant product of such plants belonging to the plant families Convolvulaceae or Solanaceae, including fruit and vegetables for consumption and cut flowers, but excluding:

  • dried or processed plant products (such as chaff, dried herbs, grain, hay, mulch, seed or timber); or
  • tubers (including dormant seed, ware and processing potatoes), bulbs, corms and rhizomes without attached green material (e.g. leaves, stem, etc.); or
  • fresh fruit/vegetables without leaves, calyx or other attached green material.

Documentation requirement: PHC, PHAC, Plant Health Declaration or Permit.


Relevant Hosts / Commodities