13th Meeting of the EPPO Panel on Quarantine Pests for Forestry
Bykovo, RU, 2009-06-30/07-02
This meeting took place in Bykovo (RU) in the Russian National Plant Quarantine Centre (VNIIKR). The Panel discussed countries’ comments on the draft EPPO commodity standard for Castanea and Quercus (PM 8/3(1)), and agreed amendments. The Panel rejected the inclusion of pests not listed in the EPPO A1 and A2 Lists in the standard. The Panel rediscussed more in detail requirements concerning Cryphonectria parasitica and Ceratocystis fagacearum. The Panel discussed the draft revision of PRA performed for Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Pine Wood Nematode), as well as the draft revision of the EPPO standard PM 9/1 (Official control of Pine Wood Nematode) and countries’ comments and comments from the EPPO Working Party for Phytosanitary Regulations. The Panel agreed that the radius for the clear-cut zone should be linked to the density of the host trees and may range from 500 to 3000 m around the infested tree or around the edge of the infested area. The Panel agreed that the standard described the procedures for official control with the aim of containing and eradicating B. xylophilus in areas where infestation of susceptible coniferous species by B. xylophilus leads to wilt symptoms. Further discussion is needed on whether recommended measures are sufficiently effective in areas with asymptomatic trees. |
The Panel discussed how outbreaks of Agrilus planipennis (Emerald Ash Borer) should be dealt with, reviewed all information available on the pest and visited the outbreak areas in Moscow. The Panel considered the possibilities of pest survey, containment and eradication under the draft of the draft EPPO standard PM 9/8(1) (National Regulatory Control System for Official control of Agrilus planipennis). The Panel concluded that the main obstacle was the absence of early detection methods and that further reflection is needed to discuss diversified approaches to eradication or control of the pest.
Concerning Chalara fraxinea, the Panel agreed that a special workshop is required and that this could be combined with the next Panel meeting (planned in Norway in July 2010) to bring together experts and discuss pest identity, hosts, spread, possible control measures and the areas at risk.
Participants
Bokums Agris (Mr)
State Plant Protection Service Quarantine Department,
Lielvardes str. 36/38, LV-1006 Riga (LV) -
+371-7550925 - +371-7550927 - agris.bokums@vaad.gov.lv
Evans Hugh (Mr)
Forest Research in Wales, FC Wales National Office, Victoria House, Victoria Terrace, SY23 2DQ Aberystwyth, Ceredigion (UK) -
+44-1970639862 - +44-1970625282 - hugh.evans@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
Jurc Dusan (Mr)
Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vecna pot 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana (SI) -
+386-12007824 - +386-12573589 - dusan.jurc@gozdis.si
Kapitola Petr (Mr)
State Phytosanitary Administration, Department of Pest Risk Analysis, Drnovska 507, 16106 Praha 6 (CZ) -
+420-233022441 - +420-233022226 - petr.kapitola@srs.cz
Krehan Hannes (Mr)
Federal Office, Vienna Institute of Forest Protection,
Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, 1131 Vienna (AT) -
+43-1878381128 - +43-1878381250 - hannes.krehan@bfw.gv.at
Kucinskas Vaclovas (Mr)
State Plant Protection Service, Kalvariju str. 62, 9304 Vilnius (LT) -
+370-52754353 - +370-52752128 - vaatku@vaat.lt
Kulinich Oleg (Mr)
Dept of Forest Quarantine, All-Russian Center of Plant Quarantine, Pogranichnay str. 32, 140150 Bykovo, Moscow Region (RU) -
+7-0952076602 - +7-0959753971 –
okulinich@mail.ru ; okulinich@hotbox.ru
Lindelow Ake (Mr)
Swedish University of Agriculture Sciences, Department of Entomology, P.O. Box 7044, 75007 Uppsala (SE) -
+46-18672337 - +46-18672890 - ake.lindelow@entom.slu.se
Montecchio Lucio (Mr)
Università di Padova, Sezione di Patologia vegetale del Dipartimento territoriale e Sistemi Agro-Forestali, c/o Agropolis,
Viale dell'Universita, 16, Legnaro, I-35020 Padova (IT) -
+39-0498272883 - +39-0498272890 - montecchio@unipd.it
Okland Bjorn (Mr)
Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute (NFLI), Hogskoleveien 12,
N-1432 Aas (NO) -
+47-64948000 - +47-64942980 - bjorn.okland@skogoglandskap.no
Ounap Heino (Mr)
Centre of Forest Protection and Silviculture, Roomu tee 2,
51013 Tartu (EE) -
+372 7 339 705 ; +372 52 51 931 - +372 7 339 464 – heino.ounap@metsad.ee
Pouttu Antti (Mr)
Finish Forest Research Institute, P.O.Box 18, FIN-01301 Vantaa (FI) -
+358-102112576 - +358-102112204 - antti.pouttu@metla.fi
Streito Jean-Claude (Mr)
Laboratoire National de la Protection des Végétaux ENSAM-INRA Zoologie, 2 place Viala, 34060 Montpellier (FR) -
+33-499612843 - +33-499612393 - streito@supagro.inra.fr
Wulf Alfred (Mr)
Julius Kühn Institut (JKI), Federal Research Center for Cultivated Plants, Messeweg 11/12, 38104 Braunschweig (DE) -
+49-5312994600 - +49-5312994600 - alfred.wulf@jki.bund.de
EPPO
van Opstal Nico (Mr)
Orlinski Andrei (Mr)
OEPP/EPPO, 1 rue Le Nôtre, 75016 Paris (FR) -
+33 1 45 20 77 94 - +33 1 42 24 89 43 - hq@eppo.fr
Observers
Gninenko Yuri (Mr)
VNIILM, Pushkino Moscow region, Ul. Institutskaya 15, Moscow (RU) -
70/95 9934176 – 70/95 9934191 – vniilm@pues.ru
Jurc Maja (Ms)
Dept for Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Vecna pot 83, 1000 Ljubljana (SI) -
+386 1 423 1161 - maja.jurc@bf.uni-lj.si
Sanchez Peña Gerardo (Mr)
Direccion General del Medio Natural y Politica Forestal,
Rios Rosas 24-6°, 28003 Madrid (ES) -
+34 917493812 - +34 917493877 - gsanchez@mma.es