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Risk assessment of Phlyctinus callosus for the EU

EFSA Journal
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a quantitative risk assessment for the EU of Phlyctinus callosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), a polyphagous pest occurring in Australia, New Zealand and South ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Claude Bragard, Paola Baptista, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Francesco Di Serio, Paolo Gonthier, Josep Anton Jaques Miret, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Alan MacLeod, Christer Sven Magnusson, Juan A. Navas‐Cortes, Stephen Parnell, Roel Potting, Philippe Lucien Reignault, Emilio Stefani, Antonio Vicent Civera, Wopke van derWerf, Jonathan Yuen, Lucia Zappalà, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Antoon Loomans, Eugen H. Christoph, Matteo Crotta, Alex Gobbi, Dejana Golic, Andrea Maiorano, Anastasia Terzidou, Panagiotis Milonas   +27 more
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Development of a Multiplex TaqMan Assay for Rapid Detection of Groundnut Bud Necrosis Virus: A Quarantine Pathogen in the USA

Viruses
Groundnut bud necrosis orthotospovirus (GBNV), a tripartite single-stranded RNA virus, poses a significant threat to United States agriculture. GBNV is a quarantine pathogen, and its introduction could lead to severe damage to economically important ...
Anushi Suwaneththiya Deraniyagala, Avijit Roy, Shyam Tallury, Hari Kishan Sudini, Albert K. Culbreath, Sudeep Bag   +5 more
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The Purpose of the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) [PDF]

European Journal of International Law, 2013
Among the WTO Agreements, the SPS Agreement provides for the strictest rules on domestic regulatory measures. Governments adopting measures to protect human, animal, and plant life and health have to comply with a plethora of obligations, exceeding the disciplines contained in the GATT and the TBT.
openaire   +4 more sources

Multi‐angle, cross‐domain fusion strategy enhances automated insect identification and hierarchical categorization: a case study on assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Cladistics, EarlyView.
Abstract Automated insect identification systems hold significant value for biodiversity monitoring, pest management, citizen science initiatives and systematic studies, particularly in an era of declining expertise in insect taxonomy. However, current deep learning approaches often rely on standardized specimen photos from limited‐angles and ...
Xinkai Wang, Huaiyu Liu, Zhuo Chen, Yisheng Zhao, Yingqi Liu, Haoyang Xiong, Yuange Duan, Fang Song, Wanzhi Cai, Xuankun Li, Hu Li   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk assessment of Retithrips syriacus for the EU

EFSA Journal
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a quantitative risk assessment for the EU of Retithrips syriacus (Mayet) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), a polyphagous thrips, regarded as a tropical/subtropical pest ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Claude Bragard, Paola Baptista, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Francesco Di Serio, Paolo Gonthier, Josep Anton Jaques Miret, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Alan MacLeod, Christer Sven Magnusson, Panagiotis Milonas, Juan A. Navas‐Cortes, Stephen Parnell, Roel Potting, Philippe Lucien Reignault, Emilio Stefani, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Wopke van derWerf, Jonathan Yuen, Lucia Zappalà, Élison Fabrício Bezerra Lima, David Makowski, Matteo Crotta, Alex Gobbi, Dejana Golic, Andrea Maiorano, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Eugenio Rossi, Anastasia Terzidou, Antonio Vicent Civera   +29 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anastrepha grandis: Distribution, Host Plants, and Management—A Review

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
This graphic summary illustrates the databases and languages used in the bibliographic search for the review of the geographic distribution of Anastrepha grandis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Americas and different regions of Brazil, the main host plants of the Cucurbitaceae family, the management strategies used, and the main challenges related to the
Liz Maria Matilde Duarte, Manoel Araécio Uchoa, Isaias de Oliveira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new pest recorded in Italy: The South African citrus thrips, Scirtothrips aurantii (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

EPPO Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract The South African citrus thrips, Scirtothrips aurantii Faure, 1929, has been recorded in Italy for the first time. This species was recently reported in Spain and Portugal. Its presence has been confirmed in the major citrus‐growing area of Catania province (Sicily), infesting citrus trees. S. aurantii is currently included in the EPPO A1 List
Giuseppe Massimino Cocuzza, Eya Ben Hmad, Paride Occhipinti, Gaetano Siscaro   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Impact of SPS Regulations on U.S. Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exports

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2015
Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures are not new, but their significance in international agrifood trade continues to grow. Much less is known about the trade-restricting potential of these measures because of the difficulty in identifying when SPS ...
Jason Grant, Everett Peterson, Radu Ramniceanu   +2 more
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Always a Manager? Assessing the Commission's Capacity to Manage and Deepen the Post‐Brexit EU–UK Relationship Whilst Expanding Its Competencies

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article analyses the European Commission's (Commission) capacity to manage and deepen the EU–UK relationship post the implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and its efforts to expand its competencies within the framework, through the use of the principal–agent theory.
David Moloney, Simon Usherwood
wiley   +1 more source

Asymmetric Regulatory Embeddedness and Post‐Brexit Governance: Explaining Adaptive Convergence in the United Kingdom

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Why has the United Kingdom repeatedly restored substantive compatibility with European Union (EU) regulatory norms despite formal withdrawal? This article introduces the concept of asymmetric regulatory embeddedness (ARE) to explain post‐membership governance in highly integrated sectors. ARE captures the structural condition in which a former
George Asiamah
wiley   +1 more source