Guidance on the environmental risk assessment of plant pests [PDF]
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) requested the Panel on Plant Health to develop a methodology for assessing the environmental risks posed by harmful organisms that may enter, establish and spread in the European Union.
Baker, R. +20 more
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Pest Risk Assessment for Dutch elm disease [PDF]
Dutch elm disease (DED) is a fungal disease that causes high mortality of elms. DED and its vector beetles are widely present in most of the countries in the Northern Hemisphere, but they are not known to be present in Finland.
Hannunen, Salla +1 more
core +2 more sources
Pest risk assessment of Elasmopalpus lignosellus for the European Union
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a quantitative pest risk assessment of Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), the lesser cornstalk borer, for the EU.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +27 more
doaj +3 more sources
Pest risk assessment of Radopholus similis for the EU territory. [PDF]
The Panel on Plant Health performed a pest risk assessment on Radopholus similis, the burrowing nematode for the EU. The quantitative assessment focused on entry, establishment, spread and impact on tropical and subtropical ornamental host plants, the main pathways for entry of R. similis into the EU.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +24 more
europepmc +5 more sources
Database on apple fruit pests of the EU to support pest risk assessments [PDF]
In December 2013, EFSA received a first mandate from the European Commission DG SANTE to gather information on the pests of apple fruit (Malus domestica) in the EU territory (M-2014-0016). To satisfy the mandate, EFSA developed an overall approach to systematically collect information on EU apple pests and to organise it within a bespoke database with ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) +3 more
openaire +3 more sources
Pest risk assessment of African <i>Leucinodes</i> species for the European Union. [PDF]
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a quantitative risk assessment for the EU of African Leucinodes species (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), which are fruit and shoot borers, especially of eggplant type fruit.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +30 more
europepmc +6 more sources
Scientific Opinion on the risk of entry of Aethina tumida and Tropilaelaps spp. in the EU [PDF]
Small hive beetle (SHB) and Tropilaelaps are bee diseases considered exotic in the EU. SHBis a flying coleopteran that can be attracted to the odours of bees and bee products.
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)
doaj +1 more source
SCAN‐Clim: a tool to support pest climate suitability analysis based on climate classification
EFSA pest categorisations and pest risk assessments include the assessment of the potential establishment of plant pests. Together with the presence of host plants, climate suitability analysis is an important element to analyse the likelihood of ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) +1 more
doaj +1 more source
Scientific Opinion on the risk to plant health posed by Puccinia horiana Hennings for the EU territory, with the identification and evaluation of risk reduction options [PDF]
The Panel on Plant Health conducted a pest risk assessment for Puccinia horiana Hennings (the causal agent of chrysanthemum white rust) for the EU territory, identified risk management options and evaluated their effectiveness.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)
doaj +1 more source
Assessing the risk of invasion by a vineyard moth pest guild
Biological invasions are most effectively managed when identified in their early stages, which often hinges on robust surveillance programs. The recent invasion of the European grapevine moth (Lobesia botrana) in California suggests that viticultural areas in the western United States may face severe economic consequences from this and other Tortricid ...
Hector Zumbado-Ulate +3 more
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