Assessment of the probability of introduction of Thaumatotibia leucotreta into the European Union with import of cut roses.

ABSTRACT: Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a quantitative pest risk assessment to assess whether the import of cut roses provides a pathway for the introduction of Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) into the EU. The assessment was limited to the entry and establishment steps. A pathway model was used to assess how many T. leucotreta individuals would survive and emerge as adults from commercial or household wastes in an EU NUTS2 region climatically suitable in a specific season. This pathway model for entry consisted of three components: a cut roses distribution model, a T. leucotreta developmental model and a waste model. Four scenarios of timing from initial disposal of the cut roses until waste treatme

SUBMITTER: EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585611 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature