{"id":3006,"date":"2016-12-07T14:07:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T22:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/Section3162\/?p=3006"},"modified":"2022-05-16T10:25:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T17:25:50","slug":"cacoecimorpha-pronubana-hubner-carnation-tortrix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/Section3162\/?p=3006","title":{"rendered":"Cacoecimorpha pronubana (H\u00fcbner): (Carnation tortrix)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>California Pest Rating for<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Cacoecimorpha pronubana <\/em><\/strong><strong>(H\u00fcbner): (Carnation tortrix)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Lepidoptera:\u00a0 Tortricidae<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pest Rating: A<\/strong><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PEST RATING PROFILE<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Initiating Event: <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>In October 2013, USDA released a DEEP report proposing to deregulate <em>Cacoecimorpha pronubana<\/em> (carnation tortrix).\u00a0 The insect is currently \u201cQ\u201d-rated by CDFA, so a pest rating proposal is needed to determine future direction.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>History &amp; Status:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong><u>Background<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong> Carnation tortrix is a highly polyphagous leaf-rolling tortricid moth.\u00a0 First instar larvae mine leaves or buds and later instars roll or web leaves and terminals together<sup>2<\/sup>.\u00a0 Larvae can damage fruit by webbing leaves to fruit or feeding between adjacent fruits<sup>2<\/sup>.\u00a0 It has been documented feeding on more than 160 plant species in 42 families including many economically important crops such as grape, tomato, strawberry, cherry, citrus, pear, peach, apple, avocado, plum, blueberry, rose, and Brassicaceae.\u00a0 The moth is most commonly encountered as a pest of flowers in greenhouses<sup>2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Worldwide Distribution<\/u>:<\/strong> Carnation tortrix is native to Northern Africa.\u00a0 It is now widespread from western Europe through Asia.\u00a0 It has been introduced into South Africa and the states of Oregon in 1964 and Washington in 1974<sup>2<\/sup>.\u00a0 There are also recent reports that the moths spread to a nursery in Colorado from which they infested the Denver Zoo.\u00a0 There are also unconfirmed reports of the moth from a nursery in New York.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Official Control<\/u>:<\/strong> Carnation tortrix is considered a quarantine pest in Europe<sup>3<\/sup>, China<sup>4<\/sup>, Japan<sup>5<\/sup>, and presumably additional nations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>California Distribution<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong> Carnation tortrix has never been found in the environment of California.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>California Interceptions<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong> Carnation tortrix has been intercepted twice in 2010 and 2011 on holly and winter daphne plants shipped from nurseries in Oregon to California (PDR 1609360 and 1480160).<\/p>\n<p>The risk carnation tortrix (<em>Cacoecimorpha pronubana<\/em>) would pose to California is evaluated below.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Consequences of Introduction:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>1) Climate\/Host Interaction:<\/strong> The distribution of carnation tortrix indicates that it may establish in plant hardiness zones 7-9. The moth can be expected to establish throughout much of California, excluding high elevation and warm coastal areas of Southern California.\u00a0 Carnation tortrix receives a <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Medium(2)<\/strong><\/span> in this category.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate if the pest would have suitable hosts and climate to establish in California:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Score:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\">2<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Low (1)<\/strong> Not likely to establish in California; or likely to establish in very limited areas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211; <strong>Medium (2)<\/strong> may be able to establish in a larger but limited part of California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>High (3)<\/strong> likely to establish a widespread distribution in California.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Known Pest Host Range:<\/strong> Carnation tortrix feeds on more than 160 species of plants in 42 families.\u00a0 The moth receives a <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>High(3)<\/strong> <\/span>in this category.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate the host range of the pest:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Score: <span style=\"color: #008000;\">3<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Low (1)<\/strong> has a very limited host range.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Medium (2)<\/strong> has a moderate host range.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211; <strong>High (3)<\/strong> has a wide host range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Pest Dispersal Potential:<\/strong> In warmer regions carnation tortrix has 4-6 generations per year and each female lays an average of 430 eggs.\u00a0 Adults can fly, larvae can balloon by wind, and eggs and larvae can be transported long distances through trade in nursery stock.\u00a0 Carnation tortrix receives a <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>High(3)<\/strong><\/span> in this category.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate the natural and artificial dispersal potential of the pest:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Score: <span style=\"color: #008000;\">3<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Low (1)<\/strong> does not have high reproductive or dispersal potential.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Medium (2)<\/strong> has either high reproductive or dispersal potential.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211; <strong>High (3)<\/strong> has both high reproduction and dispersal potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>4) Economic Impact:<\/strong> Carnation tortrix has not caused significant economic damage during the nearly 60 years that it has been present in the Pacific Northwest.\u00a0 This may be due to the fact that the moth is likely managed by existing IPM programs in most commercial fruit production.\u00a0 However, carnation tortrix is documented to have several additional generations per year in warmer climates and may have a more significant impact in California.\u00a0 One impact could be to organic agriculture; for example, tortricid larvae can evade control beneath the calyx of organic strawberries.\u00a0 In greenhouses the larvae can cause serious damage by penetrating flower buds and may require control<sup>3<\/sup>.\u00a0 Floral products are a $487 million industry in California so the impact may be significant.\u00a0 Carnation tortrix is considered a quarantine pest by several nations and its presence in California could lead to a loss of markets, particularly for nursery stock and flowers.\u00a0 The moth receives a <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>High(3) <\/strong><\/span>in this category.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate the economic impact of the pest to California using the criteria below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Economic Impact: <span style=\"color: #008000;\">A, B, C<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>A<\/strong>. The pest could lower crop yield.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>B<\/strong>. The pest could lower crop value (includes increasing crop production costs).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>C<\/strong>. The pest could trigger the loss of markets (includes quarantines).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">D. The pest could negatively change normal cultural practices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">E. The pest can vector, or is vectored, by another pestiferous organism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">F. \u00a0The organism is injurious or poisonous to agriculturally important animals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">G. The organism can interfere with the delivery or supply of water for agricultural uses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Economic Impact Score: <span style=\"color: #008000;\">3<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Low (1)<\/strong> causes 0 or 1 of these impacts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Medium (2)<\/strong> causes 2 of these impacts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211; <strong>High (3)<\/strong> causes 3 or more of these impacts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>5) Environmental Impact:<\/strong> Because there are already leaf-rolling moths with biologies similar to carnation tortrix in California, the moth is not expected to lower biodiversity, disrupt natural communities, or change ecosystem processes.\u00a0 However, showy Indian clover (<em>Trifolium amoenum<\/em>), pacific grove clover (<em>Trifolium polyodon<\/em>), Monterey clover (<em>Trifolium trichocalyx<\/em>), and small-leaved rose (<em>Rosa minutifolia<\/em>) are listed as threatened or endangered plants in California and are potential hosts that could be directly affected by carnation tortrix.\u00a0 The moth is not expected to disrupt critical habitats.\u00a0 Carnation tortix may trigger some additional private treatment programs.\u00a0 The moth is not expected to significantly impact cultural practices, home\/urban gardening, or ornamental plantings.\u00a0 Carnation tortrix receives a <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>High(3)<\/strong><\/span> in this category.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate the environmental impact of the pest on California using the criteria below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Environmental Impact: <span style=\"color: #008000;\">B, D<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">A. The pest could have a significant environmental impact such as lowering biodiversity, disrupting natural communities, or changing ecosystem processes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>B<\/strong>. The pest could directly affect threatened or endangered species.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">C. The pest could impact threatened or endangered species by disrupting critical habitats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>D<\/strong>. The pest could trigger additional official or private treatment programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">E. The pest significantly impacts cultural practices, home\/urban gardening or ornamental plantings.<\/p>\n<p>Score the pest for Environmental Impact:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Environmental Impact Score: <span style=\"color: #008000;\">3<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Low (1)<\/strong> causes none of the above to occur.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211; <strong>Medium (2)<\/strong> causes one of the above to occur.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211; <strong>High (3)<\/strong> causes two or more of the above to occur.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Consequences of Introduction to California for Carnation Tortrix (Cacoecimorpha pronubana):<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\"> <strong>High(14)<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Add up the total score and include it here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;<strong>Low<\/strong> = 5-8 points<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;<strong>Medium<\/strong> = 9-12 points<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211;<strong>High<\/strong> = 13-15 points<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>6) Post Entry Distribution and Survey Information:<\/strong> Carnation tortrix has never been found in the environment of California. The record present on the internet and mentioned in the DEEP report refers to an interception on nursery stock shipped from Oregon.\u00a0 Carnation tortrix receives a <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Not established(0)<\/strong><\/span> in this category.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate the known distribution in California. Only official records identified by a taxonomic expert and supported by voucher specimens deposited in natural history collections should be considered. Pest incursions that have been eradicated, are under eradication, or have been delimited with no further detections should not be included:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Score: <span style=\"color: #008000;\">0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8211;<strong>Not established (0)<\/strong> Pest never detected in California, or known only from incursions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;<strong>Low (-1)<\/strong> Pest has a localized distribution in California, or is established in one suitable climate\/host area (region).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;<strong>Medium (-2)<\/strong> Pest is widespread in California but not fully established in the endangered area, or pest established in two contiguous suitable climate\/host areas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;<strong>High (-3)<\/strong> Pest has fully established in the endangered area, or pest is reported in more than two contiguous or non-contiguous suitable climate\/host areas.<\/p>\n<h5>Final Score:<\/h5>\n<p>The final score is the consequences of introduction score minus the post entry distribution and survey information score: <strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\">High(14) <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Uncertainty: <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>There have been no formal surveys for carnation tortrix in California.\u00a0 It could be present in some locations.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Conclusion and Rating Justification: <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Carnation tortrix is an emerging pest of the nursery industry in the United States and is not known to be present in California.\u00a0 Although it is likely to be managed by existing IPM programs in most fruit production, it has the potential to cause losses and trigger treatment in organic production, nurseries, and the flower industry.\u00a0 Carnation tortrix is considered a quarantine pest in several nations and could lead to an interruption of markets for California agriculture.\u00a0 The moth also has the potential to directly affect several threatened and endangered species and to trigger additional chemical treatments in some situations.\u00a0 These economic environmental consequences justify an \u201cA\u201d rating for carnation tortrix (<em>Cacoecimorpha pronubana<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h5><strong>References:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>Landry, Cynthia.\u00a0 2013.\u00a0 Deregulation Evaluation of Established Pests (DEEP); DEEP Report on <em>Cacoecimorpha pronubana <\/em>H\u00fcbner: Carnation Tortrix<\/p>\n<p><sup>2<\/sup>Gilligan, T.M. and M.E. Epstein. 2012.\u00a0 Tortricids of Agricultural Importance: <em>Cacoecimorpha pronubana<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/idtools.org\/id\/leps\/tortai\/Cacoecimorpha_pronubana.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/idtools.org\/id\/leps\/tortai\/Cacoecimorpha_pronubana.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><sup>3<\/sup><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eppo.int\/QUARANTINE\/insects\/Cacoecimorpha_pronubana\/TORTPR_ds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.eppo.int\/QUARANTINE\/insects\/Cacoecimorpha_pronubana\/TORTPR_ds.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><sup>4<\/sup><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fas.usda.gov\/ffpd\/wto_sps_tbt_notifications\/forest_products\/CH97_pest_list.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.fas.usda.gov\/ffpd\/wto_sps_tbt_notifications\/forest_products\/CH97_pest_list.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><sup>5<\/sup> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maff.go.jp\/j\/syouan\/keneki\/kikaku\/pdf\/qp_list.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.maff.go.jp\/j\/syouan\/keneki\/kikaku\/pdf\/qp_list.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><strong>Responsible Party:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Jason Leathers, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814, (916) 654-1211, plant.health[@]cdfa.ca.gov.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Comment Format:<\/h5>\n<p>\u2666 \u00a0Comments should refer to the appropriate California Pest Rating Proposal Form subsection(s)\u00a0being commented on, as shown below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Example Comment:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Consequences of Introduction: \u00a01. Climate\/Host Interaction:\u00a0[<em>Your comment that relates to \u201cClimate\/Host Interaction\u201d here.<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p>\u2666 \u00a0Posted comments will not be able to be viewed immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u2666 \u00a0Comments may not be posted if they:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Contain inappropriate language which is not germane to\u00a0the pest rating proposal;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Contains defamatory, false, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, pornographic,\u00a0sexually oriented, threatening, racially offensive, discriminatory or illegal\u00a0material;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Violates agency regulations prohibiting sexual harassment or other forms\u00a0of discrimination;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Violates agency regulations prohibiting workplace violence, including threats.<\/p>\n<p>\u2666 \u00a0Comments may be edited prior to posting to ensure they are entirely germane.<\/p>\n<p>\u2666 \u00a0Posted comments shall be those which have been approved in content and posted to the\u00a0website to be viewed, not just submitted.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Pest Rating: A<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Posted by ls<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Pest Rating for Cacoecimorpha pronubana (H\u00fcbner): (Carnation tortrix) Lepidoptera:\u00a0 Tortricidae Pest Rating: A PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: In October 2013, USDA released a DEEP report proposing to deregulate Cacoecimorpha pronubana (carnation tortrix).\u00a0 The insect is currently \u201cQ\u201d-rated by CDFA, so a pest rating proposal is needed to determine future direction. 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