Rating of the likelihood of pest freedom	Very frequently pest free (based on the Median).
Percentile of the distribution	5%	25%	Median	75%	95%
Proportion of pest‐free plants	9,114 out of 10,000 plants	9,415 out of 10,000 plants	9,654 out of 10,000 plants	9,831 out of 10,000 plants	9,936 out of 10,000 plants
Percentile of the distribution	5%	25%	Median	75%	95%
Proportion of infested plants	64 out of 10,000 plants	169 out of 10,000 plants	346 out of 10,000 plants	585 out of 10,000 plants	886 out of 10,000 plants
Summary of the information used for the evaluation	Possibility that the pest could become associated with the commodity Setoptus parviflorae is an eriophyoid mite found for the first time on Pinus parviflora bonsai plants from Japan. It is also present naturally in China. A closely related species, S. semiornatum, was described and reported in the UK from P. parviflora bonsai. It is likely that S. parviflorae and S. semiornatum are the same species, but in order to clarify this a taxonomic revision is needed. Measures taken against the pest and their efficacy Measures taken against the pest are good but not enough to warrant the pest‐free status for the commodity. First, the net does not have a mesh that stops the mite to go through. Second, the acaricide applications do not completely reach the mites as they are protected in needle sheaths. Third, the inspections are not successful if microscope is not used. Interception records In the EUROPHYT/TRACES‐NT database, there are no records of notification of Pinus parviflora and P. thunbergii plants neither from China nor from other countries due to the presence of Setoptus parviflorae between the years 1995 and May 2021 (EUROPHYT/TRACES‐NT, online). Repeated interceptions and outbreaks in Europe on bonsai plants of P. parviflora from Japan are reported by Pye (2011) and NVWA (2020). Shortcomings of current measures/procedures Net protection is not effective, because mites can go through. Pesticides treatments are only partially effective as mites are most of the time hidden in needle sheaths. Microscope is not used during the inspections. Main uncertainties – The pest pressure around the nursery is not known. – There are pine trees within a distance of 1.5 km, although there are no data about the presence of the mite.