The cypress jewel beetle and the cypress bark beetle attack scaled‐leafed conifers. We wanted to find out whether they use the same olfactory cues in the composed host volatiles. Analysing Thuja volatile collections by gas chromatography linked to an antennal detector revealed differences between these xylophagous species, in the response pattern to ...
Gábor Bozsik +2 more
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Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver a scientific opinion on the risk posed by bonsai plants from China consisting of Pinus parviflora grafted on Pinus thunbergii taking into account the available scientific information, including the technical information provided by China.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +28 more
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Commodity risk assessment of debarked conifer wood chips fumigated with sulfuryl fluoride from the US. [PDF]
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to deliver a risk assessment on the likelihood of pest freedom from regulated EU quarantine pests, with emphasis on Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and its vectors Monochamus spp. of debarked conifer wood chips fumigated with sulfuryl fluoride as proposed by the United States (US) and
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +32 more
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Range expansion of the small spruce bark beetle Ips amitinus : a newcomer in northern Europe [PDF]
Abstract Ips amitinus arrived in Northern Europe at the beginning of 1900s, although its recent expansions to the northernmost conifers have been rapid.
Økland, Bjørn +13 more
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A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON MITES (ACARI) ASSOCIATED WITH THE SMALL SPRUCE BARK BEETLE IPS AMITINUS (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE: SCOLYTINAE) IN WESTERN SIBERIA [PDF]
The small spruce bark beetle Ips amitinus has recently been found in two West Siberian regions: Tomsk and Kemerovo. Here, we collected and identified the mites associated with I. amitinus that naturally colonized branches and twigs of Siberian pine, Pinus sibirica, in Western Siberia, Russia. Five mites species were revealed: Dendrolaelaps quadrisetus (
Alexander A. Khaustov, Ivan A. Kerchev
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Pest categorisation of the non‐EU phytoplasmas of tuber‐forming Solanum spp.
Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of four phytoplasmas of tuber‐forming Solanum spp. known to occur only outside the EU or having a limited presence in the EU. The only tuber‐forming species of Solanum reported to be phytoplasma infected is S. tuberosum.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +24 more
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Cambioxylophagous fauna developing on logging residues of blue spruce (Picea pungens Engelmann)
Cutting down 20- to 30-years-old trees of blue spruce (Picea pungens Engelm.) (October, May) and cross-cutting them to sections of different volume (0.5-75 dm3) under conditions of half-shade × open area resulted in a potential food offer for ...
E. Kula, R. Kajfosz, J. Polívka
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Pine Pitch Canker and Insects: Regional Risks, Environmental Regulation, and Practical Management Options [PDF]
Producción CientíficaPine pitch canker (PPC), caused by the pathogenic fungus Fusarium circinatum (Nirenberg and O’ Donnell), is a serious threat to pine forests globally.
Altunisik, Aliye +22 more
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Pest categorisation of beet necrotic yellow vein virus
Abstract Following a request from the EU Commission, the Panel on Plant Health performed a categorisation of beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV), the causal agent of the sugar beet rhizomania disease. The virus is currently listed in Annex III as a protected zone (PZ) quarantine pest of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +24 more
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Spatial distribution of four spruce bark beetles in north-western Slovakia
Infestation density of four the most common spruce bark beetle species was estimated on 15 study sites (10 trees per site) in the Kysuce model region in 2006.
M. Turčáni, T. Hlásny
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