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#PlantHealth4Life is a multi-year, multinational campaign developed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) at the request of the European Commission, launched in 2023. In 2024, 21 Member States, including Spain, and one candidate country will participate.

Organism under community emergency measures that causes symptoms on leaves and damage to tomato fruits

A very voracious and polyphagous defoliating caterpillar that can affect both forage and horticultural crops, with prairies and grasslands, along with corn, being the most affected.

Tecia solanivora is considered a quarantine organism due to the potential phytosanitary risk it represents, constituting a serious threat to potato production by affecting and rendering tubers worthless, either during cultivation or in storage.

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), a member of the tobamovirus family, was first detected in tomato crops in Israel in 2014 and in Europe in Germany in 2018. In 2019, it experienced a significant expansion when it was isolated in Italy, the Netherlands, Greece, and other Member States.

The potato flea beetle refers to several species of the Epitrix genus, which are primarily considered pests of potato crops, although they can also affect other Solanaceae crops such as peppers, tomatoes, and eggplants.

Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, known as chili thrips, tea yellows, or flower thrips, is a harmful organism classified as a quarantine pest. It is an insect native to southern and eastern Asia and has a wide range of host plants (more than 150 species), including commercial crops such as beans, tomatoes, eggplant, cucumber, onion, and peppers.

Defoliating beetle of American origin that owes its name to the ability of adults to jump when disturbed. It was detected in Europe in 2008, in Portugal. In Spain, it was detected in Galicia in 2009, and in Asturias in 2014. It is considered a quarantine organism due to the loss of commercial value of tubers.

Candidatus liberibacter solanacearum (CLso) is the bacterium that causes the potato disease known as "Zebra chip." Its name derives from the pattern of light and dark stripes on the tuber, resembling zebra stripes, which are more evident after frying. Five CLso haplotypes (A, B, C, D, E) have been described.

The "green gnat" pest is considered a secondary pest of vines. It includes a group of sucking insects from the leafhopper family that affect other cultivated and wild plants.

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (Tobamovirus, ToBRFV) was first identified in tomatoes in Jordan in 2015, and recent outbreaks have occurred in Italy, Mexico, Turkey, China, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Greece, Spain, and France, where the virus is of great concern to tomato and pepper growers.

The significant activity of protected horticulture in the province of Almería undoubtedly contributes to the supply of high-value products to domestic and export markets and generates significant social and economic benefits.

Since its detection in mid-2006, it has been the most significant tomato pest due to damage to plants and fruit, difficulty in control, and rapid population growth.

This document outlines the measures to be taken against non-European tephritid species (non-European fruit flies) with the aim of preventing their emergence. Should any of the species mentioned in this National Contingency Plan appear, it is necessary to act quickly and effectively, determine their distribution, and combat them to prevent their spread.

It is a highly polyphagous and migratory pest, with significant population fluctuations. It has three generations per year, reaching its peak population in September-October.

The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most consumed vegetables worldwide, both fresh and processed. Many areas of Spain and the rest of the Mediterranean basin enjoy optimal agro-environmental conditions for its cultivation, making Spain one of the main producers of this vegetable within the European Union.

This document outlines the measures to be taken against the Guatemalan potato moth, Tecia solanivora, with the aim of preventing its appearance and, if it does appear, acting quickly and effectively, determining its distribution and combating it in order to prevent its spread and eradicate it.

This is a nocturnal moth belonging to the Gelechiidae family. It is the pest with the greatest economic impact on potato crops in the Americas. In Europe, the pest has been present in the Canary Islands since 1999, and was detected in Galicia in 2015 and Asturias in 2016.

This document sets out the measures to be taken against the potato flea beetle (Epitrix sp.), an organism regulated in the EU, with the aim of preventing its appearance and, if it does appear, acting quickly and effectively, determining its distribution and combating it in order to eradicate it and prevent its spread.

This document sets out the measures to be adopted against Thaumatotibia leucotreta (codling moth), a pest regulated by the EU as a priority quarantine pest under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/170.