Condition

Condition 51G - Tomato Potato Psyllid: Flowers and Ornamental Foliage

The information within this Import Condition was current as of the date of printing: Tuesday, 5 November 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 flowers or ornamental foliage 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‐

the movement into Victoria of any host plant flower or ornamental foliage (excluding ornamental fruits) is prohibited unless it has been:

  1. fumigated with 1000g/kg active constituent methyl bromide at:
    1. 10°C – 10.9°C @ 56g/m3 for 2 hours; or
    2. 11°C – 15.9°C @ 48g/m3 for 2 hours; or
    3. 16°C – 20.9°C @ 40g/m3 for 2 hours; or
    4. 21°C – 31.9°C @32g/m3 for 2 hours; and
  2. immediately after treatment, the flowers or ornamental foliage are placed in secure conditions that prevent infestation of tomato potato psyllid; or
  3. 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 under ICA-65, Plant Health Declaration or Permit.


Relevant Hosts / Commodities