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Are there pests associated with the trade in ornamental plants that pose a high risk to Nordic coniferous forests?
Published: 14 September 2020
In a recently published study we screened and ranked plant pests potentially associated with trade of ornamental plants to identify pests that could pose a high risk to Nordic coniferous forests.
– We used a screening procedure, followed by a ranking procedure, to identify which species, from an initial list of 1062 pests, that are most likely to become significant pests of Picea abies or Pinus sylvestris, says Johanna Boberg.
– The rankings of the pests, together with the collected information, will be used to prioritize pests and pathways for further assessment. For example, as a result of the study, two of the pests, i.e. Chionaspis pinifoliae and Orgyia leucostigma has been added to the EPPO Alert List and have been selected for further assessment, says Niklas Björklund.
Full story
Read the full story here: Marinova‐Todorova, M., Björklund, N., Boberg, J., Flø, D., Tuomola, J., Wendell, M., & Hannunen, S. (2020) Screening potential pests of Nordic coniferous forests associated with trade in ornamental plants. EPPO Bulletin 50 (2), 314-332.
Contact
johanna.boberg@slu.se, 018-671804
niklas.bjorklund@slu.se, 018-672879, 070-5082879