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Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Tephritidae family, or true fruit flies, comprises approximately 250 species recognized as economically significant due to their capacity to infest commercial fruits. These pests pose serious threats to both food security and trade, and are considered quarantine pests in areas where they are not yet established. In the European Union (EU),
Andrea Taddei +9 more
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Plant protection in post-Soviet Kazakhstan: the loss of an ecological perspective [PDF]
, 2009 This thesis examines why and how plant protection issues are embedded in political, economic and social contexts. It analyses the domain of plant protection in Kazakhstan under two different socio-economic and political formations, namely the Soviet ...
Toleubayev, K.
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Pest categorisation of Phyllosticta solitaria
EFSA Journal, 2018 The Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Phyllosticta solitaria, the causal agent of blotch of apple, for the EU. The pest is a well‐defined fungal species and methods are available for its detection and identification. P.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (EFSA PLH Panel) +21 more
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Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, EarlyView.This paper examines how the politics of water governance intersected with germ suppression during US colonial rule in the Philippines. Drawing on historical materials and policy documents, we critically trace two interrelated processes of hydroterritorialization through which cholera outbreaks in the early 1900s spurred the production of sanitary ...
Rhomir S. Yanquiling +2 more
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Quarantine Risk Analysis [PDF]
Australia’s quarantine policy is based on the concept of manageable risk, which is underpinned by quarantine risk analysis, which this article examines with particular reference to recommendations of the 1996 Australian Quarantine Review. Quarantine risk
Nunn, Mike J.
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Pest categorisation of Phymatotrichopsis omnivora
EFSA Journal, 2019 The Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Phymatotrichopsis omnivora, the causal agent of Phymatotrichum root rot of more than 2,000 dicotyledonous plant species, for the EU.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +22 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1872-1889, September 2026.Xylella fastidiosa is a major plant pathogen affecting crops such as grapes, citrus, almonds, and olives, with potentially severe consequences for agricultural production and rural livelihoods worldwide. This paper examines the conflict around the management of the X. fastidiosa outbreak affecting olive trees in southern Italy.
Fabio Gatti +2 more
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Measuring the Consistency of Phytosanitary Measures [PDF]
The paper presents a model for quantifying quarantine-related phytosanitary measures by combining the two basic components of pest risk assessment, probability of establishment and economic effects, into a single management framework, Iso-Risk. The model
Bigsby, Hugh R.
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Design of a Bacteriophage‐Based Product for Biocontrol of Fire Blight and Black Rot
Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 19, Issue 9, September 2026.Phytopathogenic bacteria threaten crops, and while chemical pesticides are effective, they harm ecosystems. Bacteriophages like ɸEF1, ɸEF2 and ɸXF1 show promise as biocontrol agents. They remain stable at 4°C and 20°C under neutral conditions, with stability enhanced by additives like CaCO3, improving field effectiveness for ecological and sustainable ...
Gloria Vique +10 more
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Re-examining economic options for import risk assessments [PDF]
The economic impacts of altering quarantine policies are divided into two main areas: trade evaluations, utilising a partial equilibrium approach to determine the benefits of market liberalisation; or pest management economics, used to determine the on ...
David Cook, David Adamson
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