New additions to the EPPO A2 List, List of Invasive Alien Plants and Observation List of Invasive Alien Plants
In September 2014, the EPPO Council approved the addition of Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) to the EPPO A2 List of pests recommended for regulation as quarantine pests (pest locally present in the EPPO region). A PRA record and a PRA report are available for this species on the EPPO website, and a datasheet and an article will be published in the December issue of the EPPO Bulletin.
Four plant species initially registered on the EPPO Alert List have been assessed against the EPPO prioritization process for invasive alien plants (PM 5/6) and moved to other EPPO lists:
- Ambrosia confertiflora (Asteraceae) is now on the List of Invasive Alien Plants;
- Andropogon virginicus (Poaceae) is now on the Observation List of Invasive Alien Plants;
- Arctotheca calendula (Asteraceae) is now on the List of Invasive Alien Plants;
- Gunnera tinctoria (Gunneraceae) is now on the List of Invasive Alien Plants;
A prioritization report is available for each of these species on the EPPO website.
Sources
EPPO secretariat (2014-09).