Division (c) Capability of spread

The pest shall be considered capable of territorial spread in the territory in question, or, if present but not widely distributed, in the part of that territory where it is absent, if one or more of the following conditions is fulfilled:

1. (i)

   the environment is suitable for natural spread of the pest;

2. (ii)

   barriers to natural spread of the pest are insufficient;

3. (iii)

   commodities or conveyances allow for movement of the pest;

4. (iv)

   hosts and, where relevant, vectors of the pest are present;

5. (v)

   cultivation practices and control measures applied in that territory are favourable;

6. (vi)

   natural enemies and antagonists of the pest are not present or not sufficiently capable of suppressing the pest.