PQR - the EPPO database on quarantine pests: a new update is available!
PQR - the EPPO database on quarantine pests (geographical distributions, host plants, regulatory status, pathways, and pictures) was updated on 2017-06-08. This new update can be downloaded by clicking on the following link (if you have already installed PQR on your computer, it will simply replace the earlier version): http://newpqr.eppo.int/download.php
Much data has been added since the previous update (2016-05-25), the list below is not exhaustive but provides some examples of newly added items:
- World distributions: e.g. Aleurolobus marlatti, Euwallacea fornicatus sensu lato, Fusarium euwallaceae, Gymnandrosoma aurantianum, Igutettix oculatus, Neodiprion abietis, Penthimiola bella, Rose rosette virus, Xylosandrus compactus, Zaprionus indianus, Zaprionus tuberculatus.
- Pest and plant pictures: e.g. Anthomonus eugenii, Aporia crataegi, Cameraria ohridella, Castor fiber, Citrus exocortis viroid, Coccinella septempunctata, Cyperus rotundus, Daucus carota subsp. sativus, Halyomorpha halys, Helicoverpa sp., Hemileia vastatrix, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Liriomyza sativae, Lycorma delicatula, Pistia stratiotes, Potato virus Y and PVY NTN, Prosopis juliflora, Quercusia quercus, Salvinia molesta, Setosphaeria turcica, Solanum tuberosum, Synanthedon vespiformis, Taxodium distichum, Ternstroemia gymnanthera, Ustilago maydis, Vanessa atalanta, Viteus vitifoliae, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii, Xanthomonas perforans, Xylosandrus compactus.
The EPPO Secretariat takes this opportunity to thank all photographers who have kindly provided their photos. More would be most welcome and can easily be uploaded via the EPPO Global Database!
- All recent data from the EPPO Reporting Service (April 2016 to May 2017) and updated pest statuses sent by several NPPOs of EPPO member countries.
PQR and EPPO Global Database (GD) share the same data on geographical distributions, host plants, regulatory status, pathways, and pictures (data is entered only once by the EPPO Secretariat). The main differences are that PQR and GD use different technologies to access and display the information, and that GD contains more pest-specific documents (e.g. EPPO Standards, Datasheets, PRAs). PQR is a software which has to be installed on PCs, and as a consequence, it can only be updated at regular intervals when new versions are prepared and released by the EPPO Secretariat. EPPO Global Database is a web-based database which is updated in real-time but an Internet connexion is always needed.
More explanations about PQR can also be found on the EPPO website: http://www.eppo.int/DATABASES/pqr/pqr.htm
Practical guide to upload photos via the EPPO Global Database. https://gd.eppo.int/media/files/photos_user-guide.pdf
Sources
EPPO Secretariat (2017-06).