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ICA-01 Dipping with Dimethoate – V7 – 8 February 2019
Treatment/condition Dipping with Dimethoate
Pest Queensland Fruit Fly
Produce Hosts of Queensland Fruit Fly as listed on product label or under APVMA permit
Full text version ICA-01 (PDF, 1181.79 KB)
ICA-02 Flood spraying with Dimethoate – V7 – 10 April 2019
Treatment/condition Post-harvest flood spraying with Dimethoate
Pest Queensland Fruit Fly
Produce Hosts of Queensland Fruit Fly as listed on product label or under APVMA permit
Full text version ICA-02 (PDF, 567.88 KB)
ICA-04 Fumigation with Methyl Bromide – V4.2 – November 2018
Treatment/condition Post-harvest methyl bromide fumigation in an approved fumigation chamber
Pest Fruit fly and other plant pests
Produce Fruit and fruiting vegetables, food producing plants and ornamentals
Full text version ICA-04 (PDF, 365.54 KB)
ICA-07 Cold Treatment – V4 – July 2017
Treatment/condition All certification of Cold Treatment (post-harvest) of host produce from a Business operating under an ICA arrangement in NSW
Pest Queensland Fruit Fly (Bactrocera tyroni)
Produce

Queensland Fruit Fly host produce
Note: Most tropical and some temperate fruits are susceptible to cold injury and are not suitable for cold treatment

Full text version ICA-07 (PDF, 348.57 KB)
ICA-08 Mature green condition and immature green condition of Papaw and Babaco – V2 – June 2011
Treatment/condition Mature and immature green condition
Pest Queensland Fruit Fly
Produce Papaw and Babaco
Full text version ICA-08 (PDF, 270.97 KB)
ICA-13 Unbroken skin condition of approved fruits – V4 – August 2019
Treatment/condition Unbroken skin condition of approved fruits
Pest Queensland Fruit Fly
Produce Achachairú, Durian, Jaboticaba, Jackfruit, Longan, Lychee, Mangosteen, Rambutan and Pomegranate
Full text version ICA-13 (PDF, 438.88 KB)
ICA-15 Mature green condition of Passionfruit, Tahitian limes and Black Sapotes – V3 – July 2017
Treatment/condition Mature green condition
Pest Queensland Fruit Fly
Produce Tahitian limes and Black sapote
Passionfruit of a cultivar of the species Passiflora edulis or of a hybrid between it and Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa that has dark purple skin and a leathery rind. Refer to scope in Operational Procedure for accepted cultivars.
Full text version ICA-15 (PDF, 307 KB)
ICA-16 Certification of mature green condition of Bananas – V5 – July 2017
Treatment/condition Mature Green Condition
Pest Queensland Fruit Fly
Produce Bananas (only those banana varieties that are green in colour when immature and excludes coloured varieties such as Red Dacca and Blue Java)
Full text version ICA-16 (PDF, 301.32 KB)
ICA-17 Reconsigning whole or split consignments and transporting of certified produce – V5 – July 2017
Treatment/condition All treatments/ conditions
Pest All pests
Produce All pests
NOTE

This procedure covers all splitting of consignments and reconsigning of original consignments of certified produce covered by a Plant Health Certificate or, a Plant Health Assurance Certificate under an ICA arrangement

Full text versionICA-17 (PDF, 773.27 KB)
ICA-18 Treatment and inspection of custard applies and other Annona spp. – V5 – July 2017
Treatment/condition Pre-harvest treatment and post-harvest inspection.
Note: Additional post-harvest treatment and certification may also required.
Pest Queensland Fruit Fly
Produce Custard Apples and other Annona spp.
Full text versionICA-18 (PDF, 671.42 KB)
ICA-19 Treatment and inspection of Mangoes – V4 – October 2015
Treatment/condition

Pre-harvest treatment and post-harvest inspection.

Note: Some cultivars may require additional post-harvest treatment and certification.

Pest Queensland Fruit Fly
Produce Mangoes (all cultivars)
Full text version ICA-19 (Currently not available)  
ICA-20 Pre-harvest Treatment and post-harvest inspection of table grapes – V6 – September 2018
Treatment/condition Pre-harvest treatment and post-harvest inspection of Table Grapes
Pest Queensland Fruit Fly
Produce Table Grapes
Full text versionICA-20 (PDF, 624.39 KB)
ICA-21 Pre-harvest treatment and post-harvest inspection of approved host produce – V11 – July 2017
Treatment/condition Pre-harvest treatment and post-harvest inspection
Pest Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF)
Produce Blueberries, persimmons, pome and stonefruit
Full text versionICA-21 (PDF, 463.32 KB)
ICA-23 Certification of Area or Property Freedom based on monitoring by the Accrediting Authority – V4 – July 2017
Treatment/condition Area or property freedom based on monitoring
Pest All pests (predominately Queensland Fruit Fly)
Produce All produce
Full text versionICA-23 (PDF, 196.47 KB)
ICA-26 Pre-harvest treatment and post-harvest inspection of tomatoes, capsicum, chillies and eggplants – V11 – August 2019
Treatment/condition Pre-harvest treatment and post-harvest inspection
Pest Queensland fruit fly (QFF)
Produce Tomatoes, capsicums, chillies and eggplants.
Full text versionICA-26 (PDF, 574.76 KB)
ICA-29 Treatment of nursery stock and soil-less media - V4 - July 2017
Treatment/condition Treatment of nursery stock plants, which may be either bare-rooted or in soil-less potting media
Pest Various pests and diseases
Produce Nursery stock including plants for propagation, bulbs, seedlings and potted plants
Full text versionICA-29 (PDF, 354.15 KB)
ICA-30 Hard condition of avocados - V2 - July 2017
Treatment/condition Hard condition
Pest Queensland Fruit Fly
Produce Avocado
Full text versionICA-30 (PDF, 1463 KB)
ICA-31 Pre-harvest treatment and inspection of blueberries for blueberry rust – V4 – June 2019
Treatment/condition Pre-harvest treatment and post-harvest inspection
Pest Blueberry rust
Produce Blueberries
Full text versionICA-31 (PDF) (PDF, 1717.12 KB)
ICA-33 Movement of Wine Grapes (Phylloxera and Fruit Fly) – V3 – July 2017
Treatment/condition Movement of wine grapes from vineyard to winery
Pest Grapevine Phylloxera, Queensland Fruit Fly, and Mediterranean Fruit Fly
Produce Wine grapes
Full text version ICA-33 (PDF, 308.03 KB)
ICA-37 Hot water treatment of Grapevines – V3 – July 2017
Treatment/condition Hot water treatment
Pest Grapevine Phylloxera
Produce Grape vine material (cuttings)
Full text version ICA-37 (PDF, 727.56 KB)
ICA-38 Inspection of melon thrips host produce for melon thrips
Treatment/condition Inspection of melon thrips host produce
Pest Melon thrips
Produce Melon thrips host produce
Full text versionICA-38 (PDF, 602.18 KB)
ICA-42 Production Nursery Freedom, treatment and inspection for Myrtle Rust – V2 – October 2017
Treatment/condition Property freedom from Myrtle Rust, consignment or property treatment with an approved fungicide at regular intervals and consignment inspections for freedom from Myrtle rust
Pest Myrtle rust
Produce Nursery stock
Full text versionICA-42 (PDF, 373.59 KB)
ICA-57 Repacking of certified fruit fly and Melon thrips host produce – V3 – July 2020
Treatment/condition Repacking of certified fruit fly and melon thrips host produce
Pest Queensland Fruit Fly, Melon thrips
Produce Queensland Fruit Fly and Melon thrips host produce
Full text versionICA-57 (PDF, 700.25 KB)
ICA-59 Property Freedom of Potatoes for Potato Cyst Nematode – V1 – March 2015
Treatment/condition Property freedom
Pest Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) (Globodera spp)
Produce Seed potatoes (Solanum tuberosum)
Full text version

ICA-59 (PDF, 1072.04 KB)

Certification Assurance (CA) Scheme

CA-01 Queensland Fruit Fly Pest Free Place of Production – V2 – July 2017
Treatment/condition Pest free place of production
Pest Queensland fruit fly
Produce Tomatoes
Full text versionCA-01 (PDF, 292.2 KB)
CA-05 Biosecure Transport and Treatment of Host Plant material destined for Recycling or Waste – V2.0 – September 2017
Treatment/condition Biosecure transport and treatment (Various)
Pest Phylloxera, Potato Cyst Nematode
Produce Processing waste, mulches and products intended for composting or disposal that may contain host plant material
Full text versionCA-05 (PDF, 266.32 KB)          
CA-16 Treatment of Citrus, Fortunella or Poncirus for Citrus Red Mite – V2 – July 2017
Treatment/condition Treatment of host produce
Pest Citrus Red Mite (Panonychus citri)
Produce Citrus, Fortunella and Poncirus including budwood for propagation, and potted plants.
Full text versionCA-16 (PDF, 303.26 KB)  
CA-18 Inspection of Plants for Melon Thrips and Silverleaf Whitefly – V4 – May 2019
Treatment/condition Inspection of plants for melon thrips and silverleaf whitefly
Pest Melon thrips (Thrips palmi), Silverleaf Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci (biotype B))
Produce Plants. Includes nursery stock, cut flowers and foliage, un-rooted cuttings, and bare rooted plants.
Full text versionCA-18 (PDF, 800.46 KB)
CA-20 Crop freedom of truss tomatoes for tomato yellow leaf curl virus
Treatment/condition Inspection of truss tomatoes for tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)
Pest Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)
Produce Truss tomatoes
Full text versionCA-20 (PDF, 573.05 KB)
CA-21 Inspection of used agricultural equipment - V1 – June 2018
Treatment/condition Inspection of used agricultural equipment
Pest Sugarcane pests carriers
Produce Used agricultural equipment to a Queensland sugarcane Pest Quarantine Area
Full text versionCA-21 (PDF, 2408.05 KB)
CA-22 Testing and monitoring Euphoriba spp for the absence of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus and Silverleaf Whitefly
Treatment/condition Testing and monitoring plants for Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and silverleaf whitefly
Pest

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)
Silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci biotype B)

ProduceEuphorbia spp.
Full text versionCA-22 (PDF, 779.61 KB)
CA-26 – Cleaning, inspection and certification of empty fruit fly host produce bins
Treatment/condition Cleaning, inspecting and certifying empty fruit fly host produce bins
Pest Queensland fruit fly
ProduceQueensland fruit fly host produce
Full text versionCA-26 (PDF, 492.23 KB)
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