Table 17.

Comparison of classes of C9 between negative and positive reference pests

C9: Cultivated host plant distribution in the PRA area	Score	Reference pests
		Classification		Total
		Negative	Positive
Number of countries where the host plant is cultivated in the PRA area
No hosts in EU		0	0	0
Host in 5 or less countries	No. of countries	1	2	3
Host in 6–20 countries		1	9	10
Host in more than 20 countries		8	22	30
Total		10	33	43

p‐value of the Chi² test of independence: 0.5090.