EPPO network of experts working on surveillance, monitoring, and control of Agrilus planipennis
Following a decision of the EPPO Panel on Quarantine Pests for Forestry and within the framework of an EPPO/EU project, a network of experts working on surveillance, monitoring, and control of Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae – EPPO A2 List) is being created.
Objective and scope: the objective of this network is to exchange data on monitoring and to get a better understanding of the current distribution and spread of this pest in the EPPO region. Moreover, information on effective trapping and management options could be shared. The network will focus on the EPPO region, however members from other regions are also welcome as significant knowledge on biology and experience on monitoring and control of this pest has been gathered in other parts of the world.
How the network will function: at the initial stage, the network will function as an email list maintained by the EPPO Secretariat, who will accumulate new information (monitoring, distribution, trapping, and management), including data sent by network members. The EPPO Secretariat will then regularly (normally once a month) send the accumulated information to network members via the email list. At a later stage, a teleconference will be organized to discuss the current situation and future plans. A new webpage dedicated to A. planipennis has also been created to publish the most important news that will be gathered by the network:
https://www.eppo.int/RESOURCES/special_projects/agrilus_planipennis_network
Join the network: the EPPO Secretariat invites NPPOs, researchers, and practitioners to subscribe to the email list via the following link (your registered email address will not be disclosed): https://forms.office.com/e/7GxvJkS0YT
Network members are invited to send relevant information on surveillance, monitoring, and control of Agrilus planipennis to Dmitrii Musolin (EPPO Scientific Officer): dm@eppo.int
Sources
EPPO Secretariat (2023-04).