Summary of the Express Pest Risk Analysis for Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni (Smith) Vauterin, Hoste, Kersters & Swings

PRA area: Poland

Decribed of endangered area: stone fruits crops – most of peach, nectarine, apricot, cherries orchads are in Wielkopolskie, Mazowieckie, Świetokrzyskie and Podkarpackie provinces (GUS 2012)

Main conclusions:

X. arboricola pv. pruni is bacteria which infects Japanese plum (Prunus salicina), peach (Prunus persica) i apricot (Prunus armeniaca). All of those plants are rarely cultivated in Poland. However, other host species ( Prunus avium, Prunus cera sus, Prunus domestica) are cultivated in large areas in Poland. Moreover some host species are growing in wild. Given the above, the likelihood of pest establishment is PRA area is moderate.

Rating of the likelihood of spread: low (Because of systematic controls of propagation material and lack of vectors)

In accordance with Regulation of the Ministry of agriculture and rural development of 21.02.2008 relating to preventing the introduction and spread of quarantine pests – the need to import only X. arboricola pv. Pruni-free plants for planting (not seeds) belong to Prunus genus.

Rating of the likelihood of entry: low (infested fruits may be imported from area of pest occurence)

Rating of the likelihood of impact without phytosanitary measures: low (except area of host plants crops).

Phytosanitary measures are basic methods in case of pathogen occurence in propagation material or in seedlings.

Phytosanitary risk for the endangered area

(Individual ratings for likelihood of entry and establishment, and for magnitude of spread and impact are provided in thedocument)

High

☐

Moderate

☐

Low

X

Level of uncertainty of assessment

(see Q 18 for the justification of the rating. Individual ratings of uncertainty of entry, establishment, spread and impact are provided in the document)

High

☐

Moderate

X

Low

☐

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Summary of the Express Pest Risk Analysis for Xiphinema californicum Lamberti and Bleve-Zacheo, 1979

PRA area:  Poland

Describe the endangered area: the entire PRA area

Main conclusions

Xiphinema californicum is a vector of three viruses (Tobacco ringspot virus, Tomato ringspot virus and Cherry rasp leaf virus). These plant viruses infect important cultivated species like: apple tree, maize, wheat.

Xiphinema californicum is polyphagous species such as others of Longidoridae family. List of host plants may therefore be longer. Potential risk of losses in crops is low becouse of climatic conditions (even despite high adaptive capacity of Xiphinema californicum) in PRA area at the moment. The pest may appear and cause serious crop losses in PRA area in case of climatic changes.

Rating of the likelihood of entry: Low

Pest may be transfer with soil.

Rating of the likelihood of establishment outdoors and in protected conditions: Low

Pest probably will not survive in PRA area, becouse of climatic conditions.

Rating of the likelihood of spread: Moderate

Only if pest will be able to survive under climatic conditions.

Rating of the likelihood of impact without phytosanitary measures: High

Only if pest will be able to survive under climatic conditions.

Potential risk or losses caused by this pest are low becouse of climatic conditions in PRA area at the moment. The assessment should be repeated in case of climatic changes.

Phytosanitary risk for the endangered area

(Individual ratings for likelihood of entry and establishment, and for magnitude of spread and impact are provided in thedocument)

High

Moderate

Level of uncertainty of assessment

(see Q 18 for the justification of the rating. Individual ratings of uncertainty of entry, establishment, spread and impact are provided in the document)

High

Moderate

Other recommendations:

Systematic controls of soil nematodes occurence (including X. californicum)

Summary of the Express Pest Risk Analysis for Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff)

PRA area: Poland

Describe the endangered area: Palm Houses and greenhouses

Main conclusions

Xylosandrus compactus causes serious economic losses in crops in its native and new distributional range. Considering that it is a tropical species, it is not expected that pest will be able to survive in Poland. Therefore, potential impact of pest in PRA area should be lower then in its native range. The spread and population size will be limited by climatic conditions. The most of host plants are not present in Poland. Probably, there is a risk that pest may attack new local plant species.

Chemical phytosanitary measures are commonly used and the efficiency of them is on high level (more then 90%). Infected plants need to be destroy but this method is more labour-intensive and less efficient.

It is necessary to set the conditions at which pest can not survive (especially the temperature range). This knowledge will be used to choose the best eradication method.

Phytosanitary risk for the endangered area

(Individual ratings for likelihood of entry and establishment, and for magnitude of spread and impact are provided in thedocument)

High

Moderate

Low

Level of uncertainty of assessment

(see Q 18 for the justification of the rating. Individual ratings of uncertainty of entry, establishment, spread and impact are provided in the document)

High

Moderate

Low

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