Risk to plant health of Ditylenchus destructor for the EU territory
The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest risk assessment on Ditylenchus destructor, the potato rot nematode, for the EU. It focused the assessment of entry, establishment, spread and impact on two crops: potato (Solanum tuberosum) and tulip ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +22 more
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Matching methods to produce maps for pest risk analysis to resources [PDF]
Decision support systems (DSSs) for pest risk mapping are invaluable for guiding pest risk analysts seeking to add maps to pest risk analyses (PRAs). Maps can help identify the area of potential establishment, the area at highest risk and the endangered ...
Baker, Richard +9 more
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Guidance on the environmental risk assessment of plant pests
Abstract 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. To do so, the Panel first reviewed the methods for assessing the environmental risks of plant pests that have ...
Baker R. +20 more
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Environmental niche modelling as tool for pest risk assessment
The article reviews the concept and technology of pest risk assessment for the spread of quarantine species based on ecological and geographical analysis and ecological niche modeling. Using a quarantine species Ipomoea hederacea (L.) Jacq. as an example, we calculated the ecological requirements of the species. The main ecological factors limiting the
A. N. Afonin* +2 more
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Quantifying uncertainty in pest risk maps and assessments : adopting a risk-averse decision maker’s perspective [PDF]
Pest risk maps are important decision support tools when devising strategies to minimize introductions of invasive organisms and mitigate their impacts.
Koch, Frank H. +20 more
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Scientific Opinion on the risks to plant health posed by Phytophthora fragariae Hickman var. fragariae in the EU territory, with the identification and evaluation of risk reduction options [PDF]
The Panel on Plant Health assessed the risk to plant health from Phytophthora fragariae for the European Union and evaluated the current EU legislation and possible risk reduction options.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)
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From terminology to approval: reviewing EU regulation of low-risk pesticides
Background The European Commission’s recent “Vision for Agriculture and Food” aims to accelerate market access to Low-Risk Pesticides, yet the introduction of these products remains slower than warranted.
João Godinho +12 more
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Asian house gecko: Pest risk assessment [PDF]
This pest risk assessment assessed the potential for Asian house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) to become an invasive pest in ...
Csurhes, Steve, Markula, Anna
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Integrating Crop Bioterrorism Hazards into Pest Risk Assessment Tools [PDF]
Risks from intentional releases of organisms to agriculture, the food chain or the environment must be assessed to ensure proportionate planning, just as accidental releases from trade or natural spread must be predicted so that management can be organised.
Mumford, J.D. +6 more
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Commodity risk assessment of Alnus cordata and Alnus glutinosa specimen trees from the UK
The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as ‘high risk plants, plant products and other objects’.
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