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The applicability of species sensitivity distributions to the development of generic doses for phytosanitary irradiation

Scientific Reports, 2023
Ionizing radiation is used as a phytosanitary treatment to prevent the introduction of pests through trade. Generic doses are a valuable means to increase the number of pest-commodity combinations that can be treated using phytosanitary irradiation ...
Cory Penca, Andrea L. Beam, Woodward D. Bailey   +2 more
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Assessment of Land Desertification and Its Drivers in Semi-Arid Alpine Mountains: A Case Study of the Qilian Mountains Region, Northwest China

Remote Sensing, 2023
Land desertification associated with climate change and human activities significantly impacts ecosystem functioning in semi-arid alpine mountains.
Zijin Liu, Jianhua Si, Yanfang Deng, Bing Jia, Xinrong Li, Xiaohui He, Dongmeng Zhou, Chunlin Wang, Xinglin Zhu, Jie Qin, Boniface Ndayambaza, Boyang Wang   +11 more
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Harmonia axyridis: an environmental risk assessment for Northwest Europe [PDF]

, 2008
In this paper, we summarize the international situation with respect to environmental risk assessment for biological control agents. Next, we apply a recently designed, comprehensive risk evaluation method consisting of a stepwise procedure to evaluate ...
Babendreier, D., Bigler, F., Lenteren, J.C., van, Loomans, A.J.M.   +3 more
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Persistence, dissipation behavior and dietary risk assessment of a combi-product of chlorantraniliprole and λ-cyhalothrin in/on pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.)

Heliyon, 2021
Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.) is an annually cultivated food and forage crop, attacked by a large number of pests mainly pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera).
Rohan V. Kansara, Vanrajsinh H. Solanki, Susheel Singh, Digvijaysinh Chauhan   +3 more
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Pest risk assessment of Spodoptera frugiperda for the European Union

EFSA Journal, 2018
EFSA was asked for a partial risk assessment of Spodoptera frugiperda for the territory of the EU focussing on the main pathways for entry, factors affecting establishment, risk reduction options and pest management. As a polyphagous pest, five commodity
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (EFSA PLH Panel), Michael Jeger, Claude Bragard, David Caffier, Thierry Candresse, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Katharina Dehnen‐Schmutz, Gianni Gilioli, Jean‐Claude Grégoire, Josep Anton Jaques Miret, Maria Navajas Navarro, Björn Niere, Stephen Parnell, Roel Potting, Trond Rafoss, Vittorio Rossi, Gregor Urek, Ariena Van Bruggen, Wopke Van der Werf, Jonathan West, Stephan Winter, Roger Day, Regan Early, Allan Hruska, Rodney Nagoshi, Ciro Gardi, Olaf Mosbach‐Schultz, Alan MacLeod   +27 more
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Commodity risk assessment of oak logs with bark from the US for the oak wilt pathogen Bretziella fagacearum under an integrated systems approach

EFSA Journal, 2020
The European Commission submitted to the EFSA Panel on Plant Health a Dossier by USDA proposing a systems approach to mitigate the risk of entry of Bretziella fagacearum to the EU when trading oak logs with bark from the USA.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Claude Bragard, Katharina Dehnen‐Schmutz, Francesco Di Serio, Marie‐Agnès Jacques, 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, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Wopke van der Werf, Antonio Vicent Civera, Jonathan Yuen, Lucia Zappalà, Andrea Battisti, J. C. (Bob) Douma, Daniel Rigling, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Giuseppe Stancanelli, Sara Tramontini, Paolo Gonthier   +25 more
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Assessment of the probability of introduction of Thaumatotibia leucotreta into the European Union with import of cut roses

EFSA Journal, 2023
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a quantitative pest risk assessment to assess whether the import of cut roses provides a pathway for the introduction of Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Claude Bragard, Paula 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, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Antonio Vicent Civera, Wopke Van der Werf, Jonathan Yuen, Lucia Zappalà, Andrew Paul Gutierrez, Antoon Loomans, Luigi Ponti, Matteo Crotta, Andrea Maiorano, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Eugenio Rossi, Giuseppe Stancanelli, Panagiotis Milonas   +28 more
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Migrant Farmworkers\u27 Perceptions of Pesticide Risk Exposure in Adams County, Pennsylvania: A Cultural Risk Assessment [PDF]

, 2018
Agricultural exceptionalism, a system in which regular labor laws and standards do not apply to farm labor, makes migrant farmworkers particularly vulnerable populations—economically, socially, and in terms of environmental health.
Edelson, Micaela S. G., Monani, Salma, Platt, Rutherford V.   +2 more
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Guidance on methodology for evaluation of the effectiveness of options for reducing the risk of introduction and spread of organisms harmful to plant health in the EU territory

EFSA Journal, 2012
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) requested the Panel on Plant Health (PLH Panel) to provide guidance for the evaluation of the effectiveness of the options for plants and plant products for reducing the risk of introduction and spread of harmful
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)
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Pest risk assessment of Eotetranychus lewisi for the EU territory

EFSA Journal, 2017
Following the 2014 EFSA's Panel on Plant Health scientific opinion on the pest categorisation of the spider mite Eotetranychus lewisi, the European Commission requested the Panel to perform a pest risk assessment and evaluate the risk reduction options ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Michael Jeger, Claude Bragard, David Caffier, Thierry Candresse, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Katharina Dehnen‐Schmutz, Gianni Gilioli, Jean‐Claude Grégoire, Josep Anton Jaques Miret, Alan MacLeod, Bjoern Niere, Stephen Parnell, Roel Potting, Trond Rafoss, Vittorio Rossi, Gregor Urek, Ariena Van Bruggen, Wopke Van Der Werf, Jonathan West, Stephan Winter, Filippo Bergeretti, Niklas Bjorklund, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Sybren Vos, Maria Navajas Navarro   +25 more
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