Wollemia nobilis (Wollemi Pine) - Biosecurity New Zealand

confirm the level of treatment efficacy was appropriate. Should live insects be
detected, the reason for treatment failure should also be determined and steps
taken to ensure such failures are unlikely to re-occur.
- By the conclusion of the post-entry quarantine period, all parts of each plant
(roots, stems and leaves) should have been examined by an appropriately
authorised and experienced person for evidence of contamination or infestation by
surface feeding insects, foliage, canker and root disease-causing fungi,
Botryosphaeria species, and Phytophthora cinnamomi. Plants in the consignment
with maximum stem diameters greater than 5 centimetres (2 inches) shall also be
examined for evidence of live wood boring insect infestation. Root inspections in
this instance should not require any cleaning of potting mix residues and may be
completed through clear-sided plant containers.
Any plants that have indications of infestation or contamination by living hazard organisms
should be treated (if appropriate), reshipped or destroyed. Depending on the type and nature
of the hazard organism, host plants remaining in the quarantine facility may need to be
treated and/or placed back under quarantine conditions (for a period determined by treatment
type and organism biology), reshipped or destroyed.
1.4.5 General Requirements
The following additional general requirements are recommended to manage uncertainties
associated with the performance of the risk mitigation measures recommended by this risk
analysis.
o To ensure that the risk management measures resulting from this assessment remain
appropriate to the risk posed by the pathway, organism associations recorded with the
commodity in the place of origin and during import into New Zealand or other countries
should be monitored.
o To ensure residues of any applied chemicals on the imported germplasm do not interfere
with pest or disease detection in New Zealand post-entry quarantine, it is recommended
that records of all added pesticides (insecticides, fungicides, miticides, nematicide etc)
applied within 6 months of export to New Zealand, during transport to the New Zealand
post-entry quarantine facility, or during the post-entry quarantine period in New Zealand,
be maintained and reported as appropriate to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
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