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Scirtothrips aurantii, is an insect of the order of the thrips, family Thripidae, polyphagous pest native to southern Africa, causes damage to fruits and leaves. In May 2024, the plant health service received a notice about the appearance of symptoms …

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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 …

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The GO_CLIMSOST TRIGO project aims to identify agronomic parameters that will allow us to identify, within soft wheat plant material, those varieties that respond to the new demands of the production sector and society in Spain, primarily adaptation to …

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Information on active ingredients in integrated production for pome fruit trees and restrictions on use … Active ingredients allowed in integrated production for pome fruit trees and restrictions on …

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Information on active ingredients in integrated production for stone fruit trees and restrictions on use … Active ingredients allowed in integrated production for stone fruit trees and restrictions on …

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Quarantine pest of special importance in citrus fruits that produces very striking wart-like deformations. … Plant pest and disease alerts: detection of Trioza erytreae, the African citrus psyllid, in the central-eastern coastal area of …

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Organism under community emergency measures that causes symptoms on leaves and damage to tomato fruits … Plant pest and disease advisories, beware of the possible introduction or presence of Tomato Rugose Fruit Virus …

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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. … Plant pest and disease alerts: Presence of a large number of …

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Golden flavescence, in English “flavescence dorée of grapevine”, is a very serious and destructive disease that affects the vine. It is a disease of bacterial origin, being produced by the phytoplasma Candidatus Phytoplasma vitis, which needs to be …

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The product for MAPA purposes is forestry and associated industries and aims to promote the use of softwoods already present in the country. The standardization of sawn timber for structural use is the first step in the foundation of the value chain. With …

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This project aims to demonstrate the need to adapt a regulatory framework, in which the use of drones must cease to be considered an aerial application and become part of a category distinct from that of aerial applications, which will benefit the …

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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. … Plant …

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Recommendations for the release of Torymus sinensis, a biological control organism for the chestnut wasp … Guidelines for the biological control of the chestnut …

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Who is Xilella, the fearsome plant killer? … Fact sheet on Xilella fastidiosa …

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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 …