PRATIQUE: a research project to enhance pest risk analysis techniques in the European Union

Baker, Richard; Battisti, Andrea; Bremmer, J.; Kenis, Marc; Mumford, John; Petter, F.; Schrader, Gritta; Bacher, Sven; Barro, Paul De; Hulme, Philip E.; Karadjova, O.E.; Lansink, A. Oude; Pruvost, Olivier; Pyšek, Petr; Roques, Alain; Baranchikov, Yuri N.; Sun, Jianghua

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2338.2009.02246.x

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“…Information about eradication campaigns is often difficult to obtain from published literature (Simberloff 2009), and the European project PRATIQUE (Baker et al 2009) provided a unique and unprecedented opportunity to access unpublished (expert) knowledge. Thus national and regional plant protection organizations were important sources of information, and pest managers from NPPOs from Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand were contacted to provide examples and detailed information about eradication campaigns from their countries.…”

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When are eradication campaigns successful? A test of common assumptions

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Eradication aims at eliminating populations of alien organisms from an area. Since not all eradications are successful, several factors have been proposed in the literature (mainly by referring to case studies) to be crucial for eradication success, such as infestation size or reaction time. To our knowledge, however, no study has statistically evaluated which factors affect eradication success and attempted to determine their relative importance. We established a unique global dataset on 136 eradication campaigns against 75 species (invasive alien invertebrates, plants and plant pathogens) and statistically tested whether the following factors, proposed by others were significantly related to eradication success: (1) the reaction time between the arrival/detection of the organism and the start of the eradication campaign; (2) the spatial extent of the infestation; (3) the level of biological knowledge of the organism; and (4) insularity. Of these, only the spatial extent of the infestation was significantly related to the eradication outcome: local campaigns were more successful than regional or national campaigns. Reaction time, the level of knowledge and insularity were all unrelated to eradication success. Hence, some factors suggested as being crucial may be less important than previously thought, at least for the organisms tested here. We found no differences in success rates among taxonomic groups or geographic regions. We recommend that eradication measures should generally concentrate on the very early phase of invasions when infestations are still relatively small.

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When are eradication campaigns successful? A test of common assumptions

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“…Este cenário é favorável à integração de bases de dados criadas por entidades públicas, bem como um sistema de gerenciamento. Um exemplo de avanço para a melhoria das técnicas de ARP no mundo foi proporcionado pelo projeto Pratique (Enhacements of Pest Risk Analysis Techniques) da União Europeia (Baker et al, 2009). Este projeto desenvolveu uma plataforma computacional denominada Capra (Computer-Assisted Pest Risk Analysis) que incorporou várias melhorias e padronizações, em que um dos avanços foi a incorporação dos níveis de incerteza.…”

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Fundamentos biológicos, ferramentas operacionais e inovação em quarentena vegetal

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Lopes-da-Silva

Gonzaga

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Pesq. agropec. bras.

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Resumo -A demanda por segurança alimentar e nutricional delimita modelos de intensificação da agricultura em que a prevenção de perdas na produção é essencial. O cenário de agricultura globalizada, o aumento das rotas de comércio e o deslocamento de pessoas e produtos maximiza o potencial de introduções inadvertidas de pragas em áreas indenes, colocando em risco os sistemas produtivos. A quarentena vegetal é apresentada como medida disciplinadora à movimentação de vegetais, para limitar a dispersão de pragas agrícolas. A vigilância preconiza a antecipação e reconhece a ameaça, privilegiando a acurácia e a eficiência do diagnóstico, a consolidação de metodologias de análise de risco de pragas e a evolução das ferramentas operacionais. Com apropriação de novas tecnologias, melhoria das estruturas fiscalizadoras e forte capacidade inovativa, esperam-se respostas aos desafios impostos à segurança da agricultura. Este trabalho aborda aspectos históricos relacionados às ações quarentenárias, ao arcabouço legal, à influência do comércio internacional, às ferramentas analíticas, às perspectivas de inovação e à qualificação da infraestrutura. O objetivo deste trabalho é contextualizar a importância do risco de introdução de novas pragas ante uma agricultura pujante e a intensificação do intercâmbio comercial. Analisa, igualmente, desafios para ações de quarentena vegetal, ao mesmo tempo em que alinha bases biológicas sobre as quais a regulação fitossanitária deve se sustentar, como subsídio para a formulação de dispositivos legais.Termos para indexação: defesa fitossanitária, intercâmbio de germoplasma vegetal, pragas agrícolas, quarentena, segurança alimentar. Biological fundamentals, operational tools, and innovation in plant quarantineAbstract -The demand toward food and nutritional security delimitates models for agricultural intensification, in which yield loss prevention is essential. The globalized agriculture scenario, the increase of trade routes, and the displacement of people and products maximize the potential of nondeliberate pest introductions in undamaged areas, endangering the production systems. Plant quarantine is presented as a measure to control plant product movement, in order to limit the dispersal of agricultural pests. Surveillance advocates the anticipation and recognizes the threat, focusing on the accuracy and efficiency of the diagnosis, on the consolidation of methods of pest risk analysis, and on the evolution of operational tools. Responses to the challenges posed to agriculture security are expected, considering the appropriation of new technologies, enhancement of inspectorate structures, and a strong, innovative capacity. This work approaches the historical aspects related to quarantine actions, legal framework, influence of international trade, analytical tools, innovation perspectives, and infrastructure qualification. The objective of this work is to contextualize the risk importance of introducing new pests, faced with a thriving agriculture and the intensification of commercial inte...

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“…Initial regulatory discussions on approaches to assess the risks of pests and pathogens occurred as recently as the 1990s, with international standards only appearing in the past decade (Baker et al 2009 ). At the same time, several competing frameworks for assessing the risk of biological invasions have been proposed (Andersen et al 2004 ;Landis 2004 ;Andow 2005 ;Stohlgren & Schnase 2006 ).…”

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Biosecurity: the changing face of invasion biology

Hulme

2010

Fifty Years of Invasion Ecology

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PRATIQUE: a research project to enhance pest risk analysis techniques in the European Union

Cited by 55 publications

References 14 publications

When are eradication campaigns successful? A test of common assumptions

When are eradication campaigns successful? A test of common assumptions

Fundamentos biológicos, ferramentas operacionais e inovação em quarentena vegetal

Biosecurity: the changing face of invasion biology

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