Contribution of the EU Reference Laboratory for Insects and Mites to EFSA's pest categorization of non‐EU Scolytinae on non‐coniferous hosts
EPPO Bulletin,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 27, 2025
Abstract
The
European
Food
Safety
Authority
(EFSA)
was
mandated
by
the
Union
(EU)
to
perform
a
group
pest
categorization
of
exotic
Scolytinae
(Coleoptera:
Curculionidae)
whose
establishment
in
EU
territory
would
present
significant
risk
terms
plant
health.
This
should
be
used
reconsider
listing
‘Non‐European
Scolytinae’
as
quarantine
pests
current
Regulation.
In
first
stage,
EFSA
short‐listed
88
species
developing
on
broadleaf
hosts
and
known
for
their
mobility,
having
impact
levels
documented
literature
either
absent
or
with
limited
presence
EU.
then
asked
Reference
Laboratory
(EURL)
provide
comments
related
its
expertise
diagnosis
insects,
assess
practical
technical
implications
including
these
list
submitted
future
regulation?
EURL
proceeded
case‐by‐case
examination
ranked
overall
feasibility
identification,
from
A
(both
morphological
molecular
tools
available)
D
(none
available).
Several
issues
were
also
raised.
particular,
identification
using
sequences
hosted
NCBI
GenBank
Bold
databases
proved
highly
hazardous.
case
Euwallacea
fornicatus
complex
especially
problematic
because
multiple
taxonomy
available
distinction
constitutive
species.
As
result,
we
proposed
recommendations
consideration
modifying
EFSA's
selected
developed
next
working
programme.
Язык: Английский
The first host plant dataset of Curculionidae Scolytinae of the world: Hylastini LeConte, Hylurgini Gistel, Ipini Bedel, Phloeosinini Nusslin, Polygraphini Chapuis
Scientific Data,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
12(1)
Опубликована: Май 6, 2025
Wood-boring
beetles
and,
in
particular,
Scolytinae
(Coleoptera:
Curculionidae)
are
one
of
the
most
successful
groups
invasive
species
worldwide.
They
can
be
easily
transported
across
continents
at
larval
stage
as
their
development
takes
place
inside
tissues
live
plants,
timber,
wood
products
and
wood-packaging
materials.
This
grants
them
protection
from
adverse
travel
conditions
allows
to
often
go
unnoticed
by
phytosanitary
inspections
ports
entry.
In
this
context,
knowledge
biological
traits
these
species,
particularly
recorded
host
is
essential
for
planning
effective
monitoring
strategies.
kind
information
scattered
through
a
large
amount
papers,
catalogs
books.
Thus,
purpose
paper
provide
comprehensive
list
plants
economic
categorization
five
scolytine
tribes.
fourth
contribution
presents
829
belonging
tribes
that
mainly,
but
not
exclusively,
infest
conifers:
Hylastini
LeConte,
Hylurgini
Gistel,
Ipini
Bedel,
Phloeosinini
Nusslin,
Polygraphini
Chapuis.
Язык: Английский