EPPO report on selected intercepted consignments
The EPPO Secretariat has gathered the intercepted consignment reports for 1997 received since the previous report (EPPO RS 97/109) from the following countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Israel, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom. When a consignment has been re-exported and the country of origin is unknown, the re-exporting country is indicated in brackets. When the occurrence of a pest in a given country is not known to the EPPO Secretariat, this is indicated by an asterisk (*).
The EPPO Secretariat has selected interceptions made because of the presence of pests. Other interceptions due to prohibited commodities, missing or invalid certificates are not indicated. It must be pointed out that the report is only partial, as many EPPO countries have not yet sent their interception reports.
Correction: the EPPO Reporting Service 97/087 mentioned a consignment of ware potatoes from the Netherlands intercepted by Norway in December 1996 because of the presence of Ralstonia solanacearum. Both Plant Protection Services of Norway and Netherlands confirmed that this consignment was in fact intercepted because of the prohibition to import Dutch potatoes into Norway (prohibition established since May 1996) and not because of the actual presence of brown rot. Norway declares that no consignment of potatoes from the Netherlands has been found infected by R. solanacearum during 1996.
Pest |
Consignment |
Type of commodity
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Country of origin
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Country of destination
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nb
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Agromyzidae
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Dendranthema
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Cuttings
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Costa Rica
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Netherlands
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1
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Dendranthema
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Cuttings
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Kenya
|
Netherlands
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3
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Aphids |
Vriesea
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Plants for planting
|
Netherlands
|
Israel
|
1
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Armoured scales
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Dracaena
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Plants for planting
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Netherlands
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Israel
|
1
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|
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|
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|
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|
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Bemisia afer
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Eucalyptus
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Cuttings
|
Congo
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United Kingdom
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1
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|
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Bemisia tabaci
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Anthurium scherzerianum
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Plants for planting
|
Netherlands
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Poland
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1
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|
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Euphorbia pulcherrima
|
Pot plants
|
Italy
|
Slovenia
|
2
|
|
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Eustoma
|
Cut flowers
|
Israel
|
Germany
|
1
|
|
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Hypericum
|
Cut flowers
|
Israel
|
France
|
1
|
|
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Manihot esculenta
|
Vegetables
|
Cameroon
|
France
|
1
|
|
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Manihot esculenta
|
Vegetables
|
Ghana
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Nerium oleander
|
Pot plants
|
Israel
|
Netherlands
|
1
|
|
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Salvia officinalis
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Cuttings
|
Israel
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Solidago
|
Cut flowers
|
Israel
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Solidago
|
Cut flowers
|
Zimbabwe
|
France
|
1
|
|
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|
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Pest |
Consignment |
Type of commodity
|
Country of origin
|
Country of destination
|
nb
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Cacoecimorpha pronubana
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Ornamentals |
Plants for planting
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Italy
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Slovenia
|
1
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Chrysodeixis sp.
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Asteriscus maritimus
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Cuttings
|
Israel
|
United Kingdom
|
1
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|
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Tibouchina
|
Cuttings
|
Australia
|
United Kingdom
|
1
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Cochliobolus carbonum
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Zea mays
|
Seeds
|
USA
|
Poland
|
1
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Ferrisia virgata
|
Codiaeum
|
Cuttings
|
Togo
|
United Kingdom
|
1
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Guignardia sp.
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Tibouchina
|
Cuttings
|
Australia
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Helicoverpa armigera
|
Dianthus
|
Cut flowers
|
Israel
|
Netherlands
|
4
|
|
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Pelargonium
|
Cuttings
|
Spain
|
Norway
|
1
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|
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Phaseolus vulgaris
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Vegetables
|
Egypt
|
United Kingdom
|
1
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|
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Phaseolus vulgaris
|
Vegetables
|
Morocco
|
Netherlands
|
1
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Leptinotarsa decemlineata
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Petroselinum crispum
|
Vegetables
|
Italy
|
United Kingdom
|
3
|
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Liriomyza huidobrensis
|
Apium graveolens
|
Vegetables
|
Israel
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Apium graveolens
|
Vegetables
|
Spain
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Aster
|
Cut flowers
|
Israel
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Aster
|
Cut flowers
|
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
2
|
|
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Dendranthema
|
Cut flowers
|
Netherlands
|
Ireland
|
5
|
|
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Gypsophila
|
Cut flowers
|
Israel
|
Ireland
|
3
|
|
|
Gypsophila
|
Cut flowers
|
Israel
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Gypsophila
|
Cut flowers
|
Netherlands
|
Ireland
|
1
|
|
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Gypsophila
|
Cut flowers
|
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
3
|
|
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Gypsophila
|
Cut flowers
|
Spain
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Pisum sativum
|
Vegetables
|
Guatemala
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Solidago
|
Cut flowers
|
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Liriomyza sativae
|
Ocimum basilicum
|
Vegetables
|
Thailand
|
France
|
9
|
|
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Ocimum basilicum
|
Vegetables
|
Vietnam*
|
France
|
1
|
|
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|
|
|
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Liriomyza sp.
|
Apium graveolens
|
Vegetables
|
Spain
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Dianthus barbatus
|
Cut flowers
|
Israel
|
France
|
1
|
|
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Dianthus barbatus
|
Cut flowers
|
Israel
|
Germany
|
1
|
|
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Eustoma
|
Cut flowers
|
Israel
|
Germany
|
8
|
|
|
Felicia variegata
|
Plants for planting
|
Portugal
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
|
Gypsophila
|
Cut flowers
|
Israel
|
France
|
4
|
|
|
Gypsophila
|
Cut flowers
|
Spain
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Ocimum basilicum
|
Vegetables
|
Vietnam
|
France
|
4
|
|
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Tagetes
|
Cut flowers
|
Italy
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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|
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Liriomyza trifolii
|
Aster
|
Cut flowers
|
Israel
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Dendranthema
|
Cut flowers
|
Netherlands
|
Ireland
|
1
|
|
|
Gypsophila
|
Cut flowers
|
Spain
|
United Kingdom
|
2
|
|
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Solidaster
|
Cut flowers
|
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Meloidogyne sp.
|
Rosa
|
Plants for planting
|
Denmark
|
Norway
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Oryzaephilus surinamensis
|
Hordeum vulgare
|
Stored products
|
Croatia
|
Slovenia
|
1
|
Pest |
Consignment |
Type of commodity
|
Country of origin
|
Country of destination
|
nb
|
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Pentalonia nigronervosa
|
Musa
|
Cuttings
|
USA
|
United Kingdom
|
1
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|
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Phoma sp.
|
Cyclamen
|
Plants for planting
|
Israel
|
United Kingdom
|
1
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Potato S carlavirus
|
Solanum tuberosum
|
Seed potatoes
|
Belarus
|
Netherlands
|
1
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Ralstonia solanacearum
|
Solanum tuberosum
|
Ware potatoes
|
Egypt
|
Germany
|
3
|
|
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Solanum tuberosum
|
Ware potatoes
|
Egypt
|
Greece
|
2
|
|
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Solanum tuberosum
|
Ware potatoes
|
Egypt
|
United Kingdom
|
2
|
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Rot (unknown)
|
Anigosanthos
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Plants for planting
|
Australia
|
Israel
|
1
|
|
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|
|
|
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Sitophilus sp.
|
Hordeum vulgare
|
Stored products
|
Hungary
|
Slovenia
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Spodoptera litura
|
Oncidium
|
Cut flowers
|
Thailand
|
Netherlands
|
1
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|
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Spodoptera sp.
|
Plectranthus
|
Cuttings
|
Israel
|
United Kingdom
|
1
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|
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Thripidae |
Dendrobium
|
Cut flowers
|
Thailand
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Thrips palmi
|
Dendrobium
|
Cut flowers
|
Thailand
|
Italy
|
24
|
|
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Dendrobium
|
Cut flowers
|
Thailand
|
Netherlands
|
2
|
|
|
Dendrobium
|
Cut flowers
|
Thailand
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
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Momordica charantia
|
Vegetables
|
Dominican Rep.
|
France
|
1
|
|
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Orchidaceae
|
Cut flowers
|
Thailand
|
Netherlands
|
3
|
|
|
Orchidaceae
|
Cut flowers
|
Thailand
|
Spain
|
2
|
|
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Solanum melongena
|
Vegetables
|
Thailand
|
France
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Thysanoplusia orichalcea
|
Dianthus
|
Cut flowers
|
Kenya
|
Netherlands
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Tilletia indica
|
Triticum aestivum
|
Stored products
|
Mexico
|
Morocco
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus
|
Impatiens
|
Cuttings
|
Israel
|
Germany
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Tribolium sp.
|
Avena sativa
|
Stored products
|
Hungary
|
Slovenia
|
1
|
- Fruit flies
|
Pest
|
Consignment
|
Country of origin
|
Country of destination
|
nb
|
|
|
|
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|
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Ceratitis sp.
|
Mangifera indica |
Kenya
|
France
|
1
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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Ceratitis capitata
|
Citrus reticulata
|
Croatia
|
Slovenia
|
3
|
|
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Citrus reticulata
|
Italy
|
Slovenia
|
19
|
|
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Citrus sinensis
|
Italy
|
Slovenia
|
2
|
|
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Citrus
|
Italy
|
Slovenia
|
1
|
|
|
Prunus armeniaca
|
Italy
|
Slovenia
|
1
|
- Bonsais
4 consignements of various bonsais plants (unspecified species) from China have been intercepted by Germany and United Kingdom because of the presence of the following nematodes: Helicotylenchus dihystera, Helicotylenchus sp., Tylenchorhynchus leviterminalis, Tylenchorhynchus sp. One consignement of bonsais plants (Punica granatum) from Israel has been intercepted by Germany because of the presence of Bemisia tabaci.
Sources
EPPO Secretariat, 1997-06.
Plant Protection Service of Norway, 1997-05
Plant Protection Service of the Netherlands, 1997-05.