Pest risk analysis for Conogethes punctiferalis (Yellow peach moth or castor capsule borer)

This is a highly polyphagous pest, the larvae boring into fruit, seeds and stems of plants in many different families.  
  
Economic hosts grown in the UK include Allium cepa (onion), Malus (apple), Prunus (plum, cherry), Pyrus (pear), Vitis vinifera (grape vine), and Zea mays (maize).  
  
Other recorded hosts include Castanea (chestnut), Citrus, Curcuma longa (tumeric), Durio zibethinus (durian), Elettaria cardamomum (cardamom), Helianthus annuus (sunflower), Punica granatum (pomegranate), Quercus acutissima (Japanese chestnut oak), Ricinus communis (castor oil plant), Tectona grandis (teak), Theobroma cacao (cocoa tree), Zingiber officinale (ginger), and many others.  
For the UK, statutory action is only appropriate for imports from northern populations (i.e. China, Korea and Japan) when the pest is found on plants for planting (on any type of plant), and on certain temperate fruit produce (e.g. apple, plum, cherry, and pear).  
  
Statutory action is not recommended when the pest is found on other hosts including tropical or sub-tropical produce, especially those on which the pest has already been detected such as Annona squamosa, Psidium sp. and Mangifera, as the pest would not be expected to survive in the UK.