Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests

Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests

Irradiation to Control Quarantine Insects in Exported Fresh Commodities: Pioneering Generic Doses

INTRODUCTION World trade in agricultural commodities continues to grow. As agricultural trade expands, it increases the risk of introducing exotic insects into new areas where they may become plant pests. The establishment of new pests can be costly due to increased crop damage, control programs, and quarantine restrictions on trade. Quarantine or phytosanitary treatments such as cold, fumigati...

Qpais: A Web-Based Expert System for Assistedidentification of Quarantine Stored Insect Pests

Stored insect pests can seriously depredate stored products causing worldwide economic losses. Pests enter countries traveling with transported goods. Inspection and Quarantine activities are essential to prevent the invasion and spread of pests. Identification of quarantine stored insect pests is an important component of the China’s Inspection and Quarantine procedure, and it is necessary not...

Eppo Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests

Name: Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus Synonyms: Tomato spotted wilt virus Pineapple yellow spot virus Taxonomic position: Viruses: Bunyaviridae: Tospovirus Common names: TSWV (acronym) Spotted wilt, bronze leaf (English) Maladie bronzée (French) Bronceado (Spanish) Bronzefleckenkrankheit (German) Vira-cabeça (Portuguese) Notes on taxonomy and nomenclature: this virus with isometric particles is ...

Accelerated development of quarantine treatments for insects on poor hosts.

The probit 9 standard for quarantine treatment efficacy (99.9968% mortality) was originally recommended for tropical fruits heavily infested with fruit flies and it centers on high mortality to achieve quarantine security. This standard may be too stringent for quarantine pests in commodities that are rarely infested or are poor hosts, The alternative treatment efficacy approach measures risk a...