Pest survey card on Agrilus auroguttatus

Abstract

This pest survey card was prepared in the context of the EFSA mandate on plant pest surveillance (M-2017-0137), at the request of the European Commission. The purpose of the document is to assist the Member States to plan annual survey activities of quarantine organisms using a statistically sound and risk-based pest survey approach, in line with current international standards. The data requirements for such an activity include the pest distribution, its host range, its biology and risk factors, as well as available detection and identification methods. This document is part of a toolkit that consists of pestspecific documents, such as the pest survey cards, and generic documents relevant for all pests to be surveyed, including the general survey guidelines and statistical software such as RiBESS+.

Agrilus dureli: A new threat for European plant health?

“…It is known that for Agrilus species no reliable (single) method exists for detecting low levels of infestation (EFSA, 2020a, EFSA, 2020b, EFSA, 2020c). Detection methods include trapping, biosurveys with wasps and girdling of trees, but these usually are not effective with regard to timely detection and early response, which are critical factors to prevent impacts on plant health.…”

Scientific Committee guidance on appraising and integrating evidence from epidemiological studies for use in EFSA's scientific assessments

“…The value of the estimates resulting from such surveys also depends on the representativeness of the sampling in relation to the scope of the survey. Examples of such studies of relevance for EFSA are The European Union One Health 2022 Zoonoses Report (EFSA and ECDC, 2023a); reports on antimicrobial resistance (EFSA and ECDC, 2023b); surveys for plant harmful organisms ('pests') relevant to the EU's plant health policy for which EFSA provides survey data sheets (EFSA, 2020) and reports on pesticide residues in food (EFSA, 2020) and dietary surveys (Ioannidou et al., 2021).…”