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SCIENTIFIC REPORT
ADOPTED: 25 November 2021
doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7014
Commodity risk assessment of specified species of Lonicera
potted plants from Turkey
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (EFSA PLH Panel),
Claude Bragard, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Francesco Di Serio, Paula Cristina dos Santos
Baptista, Paolo Gonthier, Josep Anton Jaques Miret, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Alan MacLeod,
Christer Sven Magnusson, Panagiotis Milonas, Juan A Navas-Cortes, Stephen Parnell,
Philippe Lucien Reignault, Emilio Stefani, Hans-Hermann Thulke, Wopke Van der Werf,
Antonio Vicent Civera, Jonathan Yuen, Lucia Zappal
a, Jane Debode, Charles Manceau,
Ciro Gardi, Olaf Mosbach-Schulz and Roel Potting
Abstract
The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk
assessments for commodities listed in the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as
‘High-risk plants, plant products and other objects’. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks
posed by potted plants (2–4 years old) of specified Lonicera species produced in nurseries and that are
imported from Turkey, taking into account the available scientific information, including the technical
information provided by the NPPO of Turkey. The relevance of any pest for this Opinion was based on
evidence following defined criteria listed in Section 4.1. Three species, the EU-quarantine pests
Lopholeucaspis japonica and Meloidogyne chitwoodi and the protected zone quarantine pest Bemisia
tabaci, fulfilled these criteria and were selected for further evaluation. For these pests, the risk
mitigation measures proposed in the technical dossier from Turkey were evaluated taking into account
the possible limiting factors. For these pests, an expert judgement is given on the likelihood of pest
freedom taking into consideration the risk mitigation measures acting on the pest, including
uncertainties associated with the assessment. The estimated degree of pest freedom varies among the
pests evaluated, with B. tabaci on evergreen species of Lonicera spp. being the pest most frequently
expected on the imported plants. The Expert Knowledge Elicitation indicated, with 95% certainty, that
between 9,293 and 10,000 plants per 10,000 would be free of B. tabaci.
©2022 European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf
of European Food Safety Authority.
Keywords: Honeysuckle, European Union, pathway risk assessment, plant health, plant pest,
quarantine, Lonicera
Requestor: European Commission
Question number: EFSA-Q-2020-00092
Correspondence: alpha@efsa.europa.eu
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Panel members: Claude Bragard, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz, Francesco Di
Serio, Paula Cristina dos Santos Baptista, Paolo Gonthier, Marie-Agn
es Jacques, Josep Anton Jaques
Miret, Annemarie Fejer Justesen, Alan MacLeod, Christer Sven Magnusson, Panagiotis Milonas, Juan A
Navas-Cortes, Stephen Parnell, Roel Potting, Philippe L Reignault, Emilio Stefani, Hans-Hermann
Thulke, Wopke Van der Werf, Antonio Vicent, Jonathan Yuen and Lucia Zappal
a.
Declarations of interest: The declarations of interest of all scientific experts active in EFSA’s work
are available at https://ess.efsa.europa.eu/doi/doiweb/doisearch.
Acknowledgements: EFSA wishes to acknowledge the important contribution of the trainees Laura
Carotti and Patricia Nascimento. L. Carotti provides an essential contribute to the literature search, the
compilation of the pest list and the pest datasheets and provided support in drafting and reviewing the
Opinion.
Suggested citation: EFSA PLH Panel (EFSA Panel on Plant Health), Bragard C, Chatzivassiliou E, Di
Serio F, dos Santos Baptista PC, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS,
Milonas P, Navas-Cortes JA, Parnell S, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H-H, Van der Werf W, Vicent
Civera A, Yuen J, Zappal
a L, Debode J, Manceau C, Gardi C, Mosbach-Schulz O and Potting R, 2022.
Scientific report on the commodity risk assessment of specified species of Lonicera potted plants from
Turkey. EFSA Journal 2022;20(1):7014, 56 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7014
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Table of contents
Abstract................................................................................................................................................... 1
1. Introduction................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1. Background and Terms of Reference as provided by European Commission ........................................ 4
1.1.1. Background ................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1.2. Terms of Reference ........................................................................................................................ 4
1.2. Interpretation of the Terms of Reference.......................................................................................... 4
2. Data and methodologies ................................................................................................................. 5
2.1. Data provided by the NPPO of Turkey.............................................................................................. 5
2.2. Literature searches performed by EFSA............................................................................................ 7
2.3. Methodology .................................................................................................................................. 8
2.3.1. Commodity data............................................................................................................................. 8
2.3.2. Identification of pests potentially associated with the commodity ....................................................... 8
2.3.3. Listing and evaluation of risk mitigation measures............................................................................. 9
2.3.4. Expert knowledge elicitation............................................................................................................ 9
3. Commodity data............................................................................................................................. 10
3.1. Description of the commodity.......................................................................................................... 10
3.2. Description of the production areas ................................................................................................. 10
3.3. Production and handling processes .................................................................................................. 11
3.3.1. Growing conditions......................................................................................................................... 11
3.3.2. Source of planting material ............................................................................................................. 11
3.3.3. Production cycle............................................................................................................................. 11
3.3.4. Pest monitoring during production ................................................................................................... 11
3.3.5. Post-harvest processes and export procedure ................................................................................... 11
4. Identification of pests potentially associated with the commodity ....................................................... 11
4.1. Selection of relevant EU-quarantine pests associated with the commodity .......................................... 12
4.2. Selection of other relevant pests (non-quarantine in the EU) associated with the commodity ............... 12
4.3. Overview of interceptions................................................................................................................ 13
4.4. Summary of pests selected for further evaluation ............................................................................. 13
5. Risk mitigation measures ................................................................................................................ 13
5.1. Possibility of pest presence in the export nurseries ........................................................................... 14
5.2. Risk mitigation measures applied in Turkey ...................................................................................... 14
5.3. Evaluation of the current measures for the selected relevant pests including uncertainties ................... 15
5.3.1. Overview of the evaluation of Bemisia tabaci on Lonicera evergreen species....................................... 15
5.3.2. Overview of the evaluation of Bemisia tabaci on Lonicera deciduous species....................................... 16
5.3.3. Overview of the evaluation of Lopholeucaspis japonica...................................................................... 16
5.3.4. Overview of the evaluation of Meloidogyne chitwoodi........................................................................ 17
5.3.5. Outcome of Expert Knowledge Elicitation ......................................................................................... 18
Conclusions.............................................................................................................................................. 21
References............................................................................................................................................... 22
Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................... 22
Glossary .................................................................................................................................................. 22
Appendix A –Data sheets of pests selected for further evaluation via Expert Knowledge Elicitation ................ 24
Appendix B –Web of Science All Databases Search String ........................................................................... 53
Appendix C –Excel file with the pest list of Lonicera spp. ............................................................................ 56
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1. Introduction
1.1. Background and Terms of Reference as provided by European
Commission
1.1.1. Background
The new Plant Health Regulation (EU) 2016/2031
1
, on the protective measures against pests of
plants, has been applied from December 2019. Provisions within the above Regulation are in place for
the listing of ‘high risk plants, plant products and other objects’(Article 42) on the basis of a
preliminary assessment, and to be followed by a commodity risk assessment. A list of ‘high risk plants,
plant products and other objects’has been published in Regulation (EU) 2018/2019
2
. Scientific
opinions are therefore needed to support the European Commission and the Member States in the
work connected to Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, as stipulated in the terms of reference.
1.1.2. Terms of Reference
In view of the above and in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
3
, the
Commission asks EFSA to provide scientific opinions in the field of plant health.
In particular, EFSA is expected to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in the
relevant Implementing Act as “High risk plants, plant products and other objects”. Article 42,
paragraphs 4 and 5, establishes that a risk assessment is needed as a follow-up to evaluate whether
the commodities will remain prohibited, removed from the list and additional measures will be applied
or removed from the list without any additional measures. This task is expected to be on-going, with a
regular flow of dossiers being sent by the applicant required for the risk assessment.
Therefore, to facilitate the correct handling of the dossiers and the acquisition of the required data
for the commodity risk assessment, a format for the submission of the required data for each dossier
is needed.
Furthermore, a standard methodology for the performance of “commodity risk assessment”based
on the work already done by Member States and other international organizations needs to be set.
In view of the above and in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002, the
Commission asks EFSA to provide scientific opinion in the field of plant health for Lonicera species
exported from Turkey in the EU taking into account the available scientific information, including the
technical dossier provided by Turkey.
1.2. Interpretation of the Terms of Reference
The EFSA Panel on Plant Health (hereafter referred to as ‘the Panel’) was requested to conduct a
commodity risk assessment of Lonicera species from Turkey following the Guidance on commodity risk
assessment for the evaluation of high-risk plant dossiers (EFSA PLH Panel, 2019).
The EU quarantine pests that are regulated as a group in the Commission Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2019/2072 were considered and evaluated separately at species level.
Annex II of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 lists certain pests as non-European
populations or isolates or species. These pests are regulated quarantine pests. Consequently, the
respective European populations, or isolates, or species are non-regulated pests.
Annex VII of the same Regulation, in certain cases (e.g. point 32) makes reference to the following
countries that are excluded from the obligation to comply with specific import requirements for those
non-European populations, or isolates, or species: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Faeroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco,
1
Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against
pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) 228/2013, (EU) 652/2014 and (EU) 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of
the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and
2007/33/EC. OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, pp. 4–104.
2
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 of 18 December 2018 establishing a provisional list of high risk plants,
plant products or other objects, within the meaning of Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 and a list of plants for which
phytosanitary certificates are not required for introduction into the Union, within the meaning of Article 73 of that Regulation
C/2018/8877. OJ L 323, 19.12.2018, pp. 10–15
3
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general
principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in
matters of food safety. OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, pp. 1–24.
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Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Russia (only the following parts: Central Federal District
(Tsentralny federalny okrug), Northwestern Federal District (SeveroZapadny federalny okrug), Southern
Federal District (Yuzhny federalny okrug), North Caucasian Federal District (Severo-Kavkazsky federalny
okrug) and Volga Federal District (Privolzhsky federalny okrug), San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey,
Ukraine and United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland). Those countries are historically linked to the
reference to ‘non-European countries’existing in the previous legal framework, Directive 2000/29/EC.
Consequently, for those countries,
i) any pests identified, which are listed as non-European species in Annex II of Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 should be investigated as any other non-regulated pest.
ii) any pest found in a European country that belongs to the same denomination as the pests
listed as non-European populations or isolates in Annex II of Implementing Regulation (EU)
2019/2072, should be considered as European populations or isolates and should not be
considered in the assessment of those countries.
Pests listed as ‘Regulated Non-Quarantine Pest’(RNQP)’in Annex IV of the Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, and deregulated pests (i.e. pest which were listed as
quarantine pests in the Council Directive 2000/29/EC and were deregulated by Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072) were not considered for further evaluation.
In its evaluation, the Panel:
•Checked whether the information provided by the applicant (Republic of Turkey, Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry, National Plant Protection Organization –NPPO of Turkey NPPO) in the
technical dossier (hereafter referred to as ‘the Dossier’) was sufficient to conduct a commodity
risk assessment. When necessary, additional information was requested to the applicant.
•Selected the relevant union EU-regulated quarantine pests and protected zone quarantine
pests (as specified in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072
4
, hereafter
referred to as ‘EU quarantine pests’) and other relevant pests present in Turkey and associated
with the commodity.
•Assessed whether the applicant country implements specific measures for Union quarantine
pests for which specific measures are in place for the import of the commodity from the
specific country in the relevant legislative texts for emergency measures (https://ec.europa.eu/
food/plant/plant_health_biosecurity/legislation/emergency_measures_en); the assessment was
restricted to whether the applicant country applies those measures. The effectiveness of those
measures was not assessed.
•Assessed whether or not the applicant country implements the special requirements specified
in Annex VII (points 1–101) of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072
targeting Union quarantine pests for the commodity in question from the specific country.
•Assessed the effectiveness of the measures described in the dossier for those Union quarantine
pests for which no specific measures are in place for the import of the commodity from the
specific applicant country and other relevant pests present in the applicant country and
associated with the commodity.
Risk management decisions are not within EFSA’s remit. Therefore, the Panel provided a rating
based on expert judgement regarding the likelihood of pest freedom for each relevant pest given the
risk mitigation measures implemented by the NPPO of Turkey.
2. Data and methodologies
2.1. Data provided by the NPPO of Turkey
The Panel considered all the data and information (hereafter called ‘the Dossier’) provided by the
NPPO of Turkey and received by EFSA on 15 June 2020, including the additional information provided
by the NPPO of Turkey on 24 December 2020 and 2 April 2021, after EFSA’s request. The Dossier is
managed by EFSA.
4
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 of 28 November 2019 establishing uniform conditions for the
implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards protective measures
against pests of plants, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 and amending Commission Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2018/2019, OJ L 319, 10.12.2019, p. 1–279.
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The structure and overview of the Dossier is shown in Table 1. The number of the relevant section
is indicated in the opinion when referring to a specific part of the Dossier.
The data and supporting information provided by the NPPO of Turkey formed the basis of the
commodity risk assessment.
Table 2shows the main data sources used by the NPPO of Turkey to compile the Dossier (details
on literature searches can be found in the Dossier Section 2.1).
Table 1: Structure and overview of the Dossier
Dossier
section Overview of contents Filename
1.0 Technical dossier on Lonicera caprifolium
(complete document)
EFSA_Dossier-Q-2020-00092_Turkey_Lonicera
caprifolium.pdf
2.0 Additional information provided by NPPO
Turkey on date 24 December 2020
EFSA_Dossier-Q-2020-00092_Turkey_ Lonicera
caprifolium - Answers to additional questions.pdf
3.0 Additional information provided by NPPO
Turkey on date 2 April 2021
EFSA_Dossier-Q-2020-00092_Turkey_ Lonicera
caprifolium Answers to additional
questions_2.pdf
Table 2: Database sources used in the literature searches by the NPPO of Turkey
Acronym/
Short title
Database name and
service provider URL of database Justification for choosing
database
PPTI Name: Plant Protection
Technical Instructions
Provider: NPPO of Turkey
https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/
TAGEM/Belgeler/Bitki%20Zararl%
C4%B1lar%C4%B1%20Zirai%
20 M%C3%BCcadele%20Teknik%
20Talimatlar%C4%B1.pdf
https://www.tarimorman.gov.tr/
TAGEM/Belgeler/Bitki%20Hastal%
C4%B1klar%C4%B1%20ve%
20Yabanc%C4%B1%20Ot%20Zirai
%20 M%C3%BCcadele%20Teknik
%20Talimatlar%C4%B1.pdf
These instructions are
prepared regarding pests in
Turkey, which cause
damages on their hosts
economically. They cover
total of 644 pests including
bacteria, phytoplasmas,
fungi, insects, viruses and
viroids.
CABI ISC CABI Invasive Species
Compendium
Provider: CAB International
https://www.cabi.org/ISC EFSA recommendation
EPPO GD EPPO Global Database
Provider: European and
Mediterranean Plant
Protection Organization
https://gd.eppo.int/ EFSA recommendation
Plant Protection
Bulletin
Plant Protection Bulletin
published by the Plant
Protection Central Research
Institute
https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/
bitkorb
The journal is published four
times a year with original
research articles in English or
Turkish languages on plant
protection and health.
Fauna Europaea Name: Fauna Europaea
Provider: Museum f€
ur
Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut
f€
ur Evolutions- und
Biodiversit€
atsforschung
https://fauna-eu.org/ Fauna Europaea is Europe’s
main zoological taxonomic
index. The database lists
scientific names and
distributions of all living,
currently known,
multicellular, European land
and fresh water animal
species
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2.2. Literature searches performed by EFSA
Literature searches were undertaken by EFSA to complete a list of pests potentially associated with
Lonicera spp. Two searches were combined: (i) a general search to identify pests of Lonicera spp., in
different databases; and (ii) a tailored search to identify whether these pests are present or not in
Turkey. The searches were launched on 12 October 2020 and concluded on 27 October 2020. No
language, date or document type restrictions were applied in the search strategy.
The Panel used the databases indicated in Table 3to compile the list of pests associated with
Lonicera spp. As for Web of Science, the literature search was performed using a specific, ad hoc
established search string (see Appendix B). The search strategy used for Web of Science Databases
was designed combining common names for pests and diseases, terms describing symptoms of plant
diseases and the scientific and English common names of the commodity. The following species,
indicated in the dossier, were included in the search: Lonicera 9bella, L. caprifolium, L. caucasica, L.
etrusca, L. fragrantissima, L. hellenica, L. japonica, L. ligustrina L. nitida, L. sempervirens and L.
tatarica.
All pests already retrieved using the other databases were removed from the search terms in order
to be able to reduce the number of records to be screened. The string was run in ‘All Databases’with
no range limits for time or language filters.
Table 3: Databases used by EFSA for the compilation of the pest list associated with the species of
genus Lonicera relevant for this Dossier
Database Platform/link
Aphids on World Plants https://www.aphidsonworldsplants.info/C_HOSTS_
AAIntro.htm
CABI Crop Protection Compendium https://www.cabi.org/cpc/
Database of Insects and their Food Plants https://www.brc.ac.uk/dbif/hosts.aspx
Database of the World’s Lepidopteran Hostplants https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/
search/index.dsml
EPPO Global Database https://gd.eppo.int/
EUROPHYT https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europhyt/
Leaf-miners https://www.leafmines.co.uk/html/plants.htm
Nemaplex https://nemaplex.ucdavis.edu/Nemabase2010/
PlantNematodeHostStatusDDQuery.aspx
Plant Viruses Online https://bio-mirror.im.ac.cn/mirrors/pvo/vide/famindex.
htm
International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
(ICTV) - Master Species List
https://talk.ictvonline.org/files/master-species-lists/m/
msl/12314
Scalenet https://scalenet.info/associates/
Spider Mites Web https://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/CBGP/spmweb/
advanced.php
USDA ARS Fungi Database https://nt.ars-grin.gov/fungaldatabases/fungushost/
fungushost.cfm
Index Fungorum https://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp
Mycobank https://www.mycobank.com
Web of Science: All Databases (Web of Science Core
Collection, CABI: CAB Abstracts, BIOSIS Citation Index,
Chinese Science Citation Database, Current Contents
Connect, Data Citation Index
FSTA, KCI-Korean Journal Database, Russian Science
Citation Index, MEDLINE
SciELO Citation Index, Zoological Record)
https://www.webofknowledge.com
World Agroforestry https://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb2/
speciesprofile.php?Spid=1749
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Additional searches, limited to retrieve documents, were run when developing the opinion. The
available scientific information, including previous EFSA opinions on the relevant pests and diseases
(see pest data sheets in Appendix A) and the relevant literature and legislation (e.g. Regulation (EU)
2016/2031; Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2018/2019; (EU) 2018/2018 and (EU) 2019/
2072) were taken into account.
2.3. Methodology
When developing the opinion, the Panel followed the EFSA Guidance on commodity risk assessment
for the evaluation of high-risk plant dossiers (EFSA PLH Panel, 2019).
In the first step, pests potentially associated with the commodity in the country of origin (EU-
quarantine pests and other pests) that may require risk mitigation measures are identified. The EU non-
quarantine pests not known to occur in the EU were selected based on evidence of their potential impact in
the EU. After the first step, all the relevant pests that may need risk mitigation measures were identified.
In the second step, the implemented risk mitigation measures for each relevant pest were
evaluated in terms of efficacy or compliance with EU requirements as explained in Section 1.2.
A conclusion on the likelihood of the commodity being free from each of the relevant pests was
determined and uncertainties were identified using expert judgements.
Pest freedom was assessed by estimating the number of infested/infected potted plants out of
10,000 exported potted plants.
2.3.1. Commodity data
Based on the information provided by the NPPO of Turkey, the characteristics of the commodity
were summarised.
2.3.2. Identification of pests potentially associated with the commodity
To evaluate the pest risk associated with the importation of Lonicera species imported from Turkey,
a pest list was compiled. The pest list is a compilation of all identified plant pests associated with
Lonicera spp. based on information provided in the Dossier Section 4 and on searches performed by
the Panel.
The scientific names of the host plants (i.e. Lonicera sp., Lonicera caprifolium, etc.) were used
when searching in the EPPO Global database (EPPO, online) and CABI Crop Protection Compendium
(CABI, online).
EUROPHYT was consulted by searching for the interceptions associated with commodities imported
from Turkey, at species and genus level, from 1995 to May 2020 and TRACES for interceptions from
May 2020 to present. For the pests selected for further evaluation, a search in the EUROPHYT and/or
TRACES was performed for the interceptions from the whole world, at species and genus level.
The search strategy used for Web of Science Databases was designed combining common names
for pests and diseases, terms describing symptoms of plant diseases and the scientific and common
names of the commodity. All the pests already retrieved using the other databases were removed from
the search terms in order to be able to reduce the number of records to be screened.
The established search string is detailed in Appendix Band was run on 12 October 2020.
The titles and abstracts of the scientific papers retrieved were screened and the pests associated
with Lonicera species were included in the pest list. The pest list was eventually further compiled with
other relevant information (e.g. EPPO code per pest, taxonomic information, categorisation,
distribution) useful for the selection of the pests relevant for the purposes of this opinion.
The compiled pest list (see Microsoft Excel
®
file in Appendix C) includes all identified pests that use
Lonicera spp. as a host. According to the Interpretation of Terms of Reference.
Database Platform/link
Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the world https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/80420580/
Gagne_2014_World_Cecidomyiidae_Catalog_3rd_
Edition.pdf
Catalog of the Eriophyoidea (Acarina: Prostigmata) of
the world.
https://www.cabi.org/isc/abstract/19951100613
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) https://www.gbif.org/
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The evaluation of the compiled pest list was done in two steps: first, the relevance of the EU-
quarantine pests was evaluated (Section 4.1); second, the relevance of any other plant pest was
evaluated (Section 4.2).
2.3.3. Listing and evaluation of risk mitigation measures
The proposed risk mitigation measures were listed and evaluated. When evaluating the likelihood of
pest freedom at origin, the following types of potential infection/infestation sources for Lonicera spp. in
nurseries and relevant risk mitigation measures were considered (see also Figure 1):
•pest entry from surrounding areas,
•pest entry with new plants/seeds,
•pest spread within the nursery.
The risk mitigation measures adopted in the plant nurseries (as communicated by the NPPO of
Turkey) were evaluated with Expert Knowledge Elicitation (EKE) according to the Guidance on
uncertainty analysis in scientific assessment (EFSA Scientific Committee, 2018).
Information on the biology, estimates of likelihood of entry of the pest to the nursery and spread
within the nursery and the effect of the measures on a specific pest is summarised in pest data sheets
compiled for each pest selected for further evaluation (see Appendix A).
2.3.4. Expert knowledge elicitation
To estimate the pest freedom of the commodities, an Expert Knowledge Elicitation (EKE) was
performed following EFSA guidance (Annex B.8 of EFSA Scientific Committee, 2018). The specific
question for EKE was defined as follows: ‘Taking into account (i) the risk mitigation measures listed in
the Dossier, and (ii) other relevant information, how many of 10,000 Lonicera spp. potted plants will
be infested with the relevant pest/pathogen when arriving in the EU?’.
The risk assessment uses individual potted plants as the most suitable unit. The following reasoning
is given:
Source: EFSA PLH Panel (2019).
Figure 1: Conceptual framework to assess likelihood that plants are exported free from relevant pests
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i) There is no quantitative information available regarding clustering of plants during
production.
ii) For the pests under consideration, a cross contamination during transport is not likely.
iii) Potted plants will be finally distributed to final consumers by wholesaler and retailers.
The uncertainties associated with the EKE were taken into account and quantified in the probability
distribution applying the semi-formal method described in Section 3.5.2 of the EFSA-PLH Guidance on
quantitative pest risk assessment (EFSA PLH Panel, 2018). Finally, the results were reported in terms
of the likelihood of pest freedom. The lower 5% percentile of the uncertainty distribution reflects the
opinion that pest freedom is with 95% certainty above this limit.
3. Commodity data
3.1. Description of the commodity
According to the information provided in the dossier, the following Lonicera species (common
name: Honeysuckle; family: Caprifoliaceae) are expected to be exported to the EU: Lonicera 9bella,
L. caprifolium, L. caucasica, L. etrusca, L. fragrantissima, L. hellenica, L. japonica, L. ligustrina (syn.
L. nitida), L. sempervirens, L. tatarica hereafter referred to as ‘Lonicera spp.’
L. japonica, L. ligustrina and L. sempervirens are evergreen and are therefore exported with leaves.
The other Lonicera species are deciduous; therefore, based on the period of export, they are expected
to be dormant plants without leaves, although this is not specifically mentioned in the dossier. The age
of the plants at the time of export is from 2 to 4 years (no information on the size of the plants was
provided in the dossier). All Lonicera plants are exported as potted plants.
The potted plants are loaded on trucks (consignment size not specified). According to ISPM 36
(FAO, 2016), the commodity can be classified as ‘rooted plants in pots’.
3.2. Description of the production areas
The Lonicera plants for export are grown in open field nurseries. All nurseries are members of the
Ornamental Plants Growers Union (S€
USB_
IR) (https://eng.susbir.org.tr/).
There is no information on physical separation between areas destined to the domestic production
and areas destined to export, as well as separation from other species possibly grown in the
same nursery. In general, the plants for domestic and foreign markets are produced in the same
nurseries but in different parcels.
The main production areas of Lonicera plants for export are located in 14 provinces in Turkey
(Figure 2). Forest nurseries located throughout Turkey may be providers of starting material (plantlets)
for the ornamental production nurseries.
Figure 2: Main production areas (indicated in green) in Turkey of Lonicera plants for export (provided
by NPPO Turkey)
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3.3. Production and handling processes
3.3.1. Growing conditions
Lonicera plants for export are produced in open field nurseries. Production starts with winter or
summer cuttings taken from mother plants. Young plantlets (rooted cuttings) are transplanted in larger
pots filled with fertilised growing media. The plantlets (1-year-old) are mainly obtained from forest
nurseries, located throughout Turkey, and are subsequently grown in export/producer companies for
2–4 years. All stages of the plants are grown in pots with turf. Based on the pictures included in the
dossier, it seems that the pots are, at some stages, in contact with soil.
There is limited information provided on any chemical, physical or biological phytosanitary measures
adopted during the cultivation period.
3.3.2. Source of planting material
Producers of ornamental plants can either obtain their production materials from forest nurseries or
produce them themselves.
3.3.3. Production cycle
Exported plants are 2–4 years old.
Lonicera plants are grown in pots with turf placed on a jute black base without ground connection.
However, from the pictures provided with the dossier, it seems that the pots, at some stages, could be
in contact with soil.
3.3.4. Pest monitoring during production
Forest nurseries affiliated with the General Directorate of Forestry (not directly exporting/importing
nurseries) are inspected by forestry inspectors as a routine work (at least once a month). Forest
nurseries are also inspected once a year for phytosanitary requirements by the Provincial Directorate
of Agriculture, but no information on the intensity of inspections were provided.
Production nurseries are inspected at least once a year, regardless whether they are exporting or
not. In addition, producers submit a declaration every 6 months of what they produce.
In the production nurseries of ornamentals, all plants are inspected visually, and samples are taken
from symptomatic plants if necessary. There is no information on the frequency of these
inspections. Traded ornamental plants are required to be free from any kind of disease symptoms or
pests. No information is provided on actions taken in case a harmful organism is identified in the
nursery.
3.3.5. Post-harvest processes and export procedure
The exportation is mainly done from production sites in the provinces Adana, Antalya, _
Izmir
and Sakarya.
The size of the consignment varies according to the age of the plants and size of the pots.
Plants are loaded on refrigerated trucks for export. The relative humidity content of the loaded
trailer is between 85% and 95% and temperature is between 2°C and 4°C. However, from the
pictures provided, it is not clear if the trucks shown can ensure this refrigeration.
The planned production for export in the EU in 2020 was estimated to be 7,550 plants. The months
on which the plants are to be exported to the EU are indicated in Table 4.
4. Identification of pests potentially associated with the commodity
The search for potential pests associated with Lonicera spp. rendered 306 species (see Microsoft
Excel
®
file in Appendix C).
Table 4: Scheduling of Lonicera plants planned to be exported to the EU (indicated in grey)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Lonicera
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4.1. Selection of relevant EU-quarantine pests associated with the
commodity
The EU listing of union quarantine pests and protected zone quarantine pests (Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072) is based on assessments concluding that the pests can
enter, establish, spread and have potential impact in the EU.
The relevance of an EU-quarantine pest for this opinion was based on evidence that:
a) the pest is present in Turkey;
b) Lonicera spp. is host of the pest;
c) one or more life stages of the pest can be associated with the specified commodity.
Pests that fulfilled all criteria were selected for further evaluation.
Table 5presents an overview of the evaluation of the 11 EU-quarantine pest species that are
reported to use Lonicera spp. as a host with regard to their relevance for this Opinion.
Of these 11 EU-quarantine pest species evaluated, five are present in Turkey and three were
selected for further evaluation as they fulfil the criteria to be selected for further evaluation.
4.2. Selection of other relevant pests (non-regulated in the EU)
associated with the commodity
The information provided by NPPO of Turkey, integrated with the search EFSA performed, was
evaluated in order to assess whether there are other potentially relevant pests of Lonicera spp. present
in the country of export. For these potential pests that are non-regulated in the EU, pest risk
Table 5: Overview of the evaluation of the eleven EU-quarantine pest species reported in Lonicera
spp. as a host plant
No.
Pest name
according to EU
legislation
(a)
EPPO
code Group
Pest
present
in Turkey
Lonicera spp.
confirmed as a
host (reference)
Pest can be
associated
with the
commodity
Pest
relevant
for the
opinion
1Bemisia tabaci
(European
populations)
(b)
BEMITA Insect Yes Yes, (Wang et al.,
2019)
Yes Yes
2Honeysuckle yellow
vein virus
HYVV00 Virus No Yes (Lyttle and Guy,
2004)
Yes No
3Lopholeucaspis
japonica
LOPLJA Insect Yes Yes, (Moghaddam,
2013)
Yes Yes
4Scirtothrips dorsalis SCITDO Insect No Yes, (Song et al.,
2013)
Yes No
5Meloidogyne
chitwoodi
MELGCH Nematode Yes Yes, (den Nijs et al.,
2019)
Yes Yes
6Phytophthora ramorum PHYTRA Fungi No Yes, (EPPO, online) Yes No
7 Potato virus X PVX000 Virus No Uncertain
(c)
Uncertain No
8 Potato virus Y PVY000 Virus No Uncertain
(d)
Uncertain No
9 Tobacco ringspot virus TRSV00 Virus Yes Uncertain
(e)
Uncertain No
10 Tomato ringspot virus TORSV0 Virus Yes Uncertain
(f)
Uncertain No
11 Xylella fastidiosa XYLEFA Bacteria No Yes, (EPPO, online) Yes No
(a): Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072.
(b): According to the EU Plant Health legislation Turkey is regarded as Europe. European populations of B. tabaci are regulated
for specified Protected Zones (EU/2019/2072, Annex III), therefore B. tabaci was included as a relevant pest.
(c): There is only one report available referring to a possible association between Potato virus X and Lonicera without verification
data (Kuklina et al., 2002).
(d): There is only one report available referring to a possible association between Potato virus Y and Lonicera without verification
data (Kuklina et al., 2002).
(e): There is only one report available referring to a possible association between Tobacco ringspot virus and Lonicera without
verification data (Kuklina et al., 2002).
(f): There is only one report available referring to a possible association between Tomato ringspot virus and Lonicera without
verification data (Upadyshev et al., 2018)
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assessment information on the probability of entry, establishment, spread and impact is usually
lacking. Therefore, these pests were also evaluated to determine their relevance for this opinion based
on evidence that:
a) the pest is present in Turkey;
b) the pest is (i) absent or (ii) has a limited distribution in the EU;
c) Lonicera spp. is a host of the pest;
d) one or more life stages of the pest can be associated with the specified commodity;
e) the pest may have an impact in the EU.
There were no pests that fulfilled all the above listed criteria.
4.3. Overview of interceptions
Data on the interception of harmful organisms on plants of Lonicera spp. can provide information
on some of the organisms that can be present on Lonicera spp. despite the current measures taken.
In the EUROPHYT/TRACES databases (assessed on 3-4-2021) of interceptions in the EU, there is one
record of an interception of Meloidogyne sp. on Lonicera from Canada and two records of interceptions
of Lopholeucaspis japonica:onZelkova serrata plants (1995) and on Acer sp. bonsai plants (1999)
from China, indicating that trade of plants for planting can be a pathway for Meloidogyne sp. and
Lopholeucaspis japonica (EUROPHYT, online).
Bemisia tabaci is the most intercepted pest species on plants for planting in the EU. There were 56
interceptions of B. tabaci on different commodities imported into the EU from Turkey, mainly on fruits
of Capsicum annum. Considering imports of Lonicera plants from Turkey to the EU, between 1994 and
2021, there are no records of interceptions of B. tabaci (EUROPHYT and TRACES, online, [Accessed:
19 October 2021]).
4.4. Summary of pests selected for further evaluation
The three pests identified to be present in Turkey and can be associated with potted plants of
Lonicera spp. destined for export are listed in Table 6. The effectiveness of the risk mitigation
measures applied to the commodity was evaluated for these selected pests.
5. Risk mitigation measures
For each selected pest (Table 6), the Panel assessed the possibility that it could be present in a
Lonicera spp. nursery and assessed the probability that pest freedom of a consignment is achieved by
the implemented risk mitigation measures acting on the pest under evaluation.
The information used in the evaluation of the effectiveness of the risk mitigation measures is
summarised in a pest data sheet (see Appendix A).
Table 6: List of relevant pests selected for further evaluation
Current
scientific
name
EPPO
code
Name used in
the EU
legislation
Taxonomic
information Group Regulatory status
1Bemisia tabaci BEMITA Bemisia tabaci
(European
populations)
Aleyrodidae Insect EU Protected zone
Quarantine Pest according to
Commission Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2019/2072
2Lopholeucapsis
japonica
LOPLIA Lopholeucapsis
japonica
Diaspididae Insect EU Quarantine Pest
according to Commission
Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2019/2072
3Meloidogyne
chitwoodi
MELGCH Meloidogyne
chitwoodi
Chromadorea
Rhabditidae
Nematode EU Quarantine Pest
according to Commission
Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2019/2072
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5.1. Possibility of pest presence in the export nurseries
For each pest (Table 6), the Panel evaluated the likelihood that the pest could be present in a
Lonicera spp. nursery by evaluating the possibility that Lonicera spp. in the export nursery are infested
either by:
•introduction of the pest from the environment surrounding the nursery;
•introduction of the pest with new plants/seeds;
•spread of the pest within the nursery.
5.2. Risk mitigation measures applied in Turkey
•With the information provided by the NPPO of Turkey (Dossier sections 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3), the
Panel summarised the risk mitigation measures (see Table 7) that are implemented in the
production nurseries.
Table 7: Overview of implemented risk mitigation measures for Lonicera spp. plants designated for
export to the EU from Turkey
Number Risk mitigation measure Implementation in Turkey
1 Registration of the nursery and
Phytosanitary management
Forest nurseries (producing young plants) are officially
registered and inspected at least once a year.
All nurseries producing ornamental plants are required to be a
member of the ornamental plant grower union in Turkey and
inspected at least once a year. A plant passport or export
certificate is issued.
Before establishing a nursery, soil samples are taken in spring
or autumn for analysis in terms of nematodes. In the
established nurseries, analysis is made at most every 4 years.
During harvest, the roots are checked macroscopically for the
presence of galls. In case of doubt, it is sent for analysis
again.
2 Growing medium The growing medium at the time of planting of the associated
plants is composed entirely of peat or fibre of Cocos nucifera L.
and had not been previously used for growing plants or for any
other agricultural purposes.
Appropriate measures are taken to ensure that the growing
medium is kept free from Union quarantine pests, including at
least: physical isolation of the growing medium from soil and
other possible sources of contamination, hygiene measures and
using water free from Union quarantine pests.
3 Pest monitoring and inspections by
the nursery staff during the
production process
Nurseries are officially inspected at least once a year and for
issuing the export certificate.
There are no targeted inspections for the actionable pests.
There are guidelines available for detection of pests in
agricultural crops (technical instructions for plant pests in
agricultural crops –link in Dossier, Section 1).
4 Pesticide treatment There is a database for registered pesticides in Turkey. There
are no products registered for Lonicera.
There are guidelines available for the management of pests in
agricultural crops (technical instructions for plant pests in
agricultural crops –link in Dossier, Section 1).
5 Surveillance There are no targeted surveys for the actionable pests.
6Official export inspections For the identification of viruses, bacteria, fungi and nematodes
in the seedlings to be exported, 1 kg sample is taken from
growing media in pots as composite sample. Also samples from
leaves, stems, etc. were taken separately by the inspector and
send to the laboratory for analysis.
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5.3. Evaluation of the current measures for the selected relevant pests
including uncertainties
For each pest, the relevant risk mitigation measures acting on the pest were identified. Any limiting
factors on the efficacy of the measures were documented. All the relevant information including the
related uncertainties deriving from the limiting factors used in the evaluation are summarised in a pest
datasheet provided in Appendix A.
Based on this information, for each relevant pest, an expert judgement has been given for the
likelihood of pest freedom of commodities taking into consideration the risk mitigation measures acting
on the pest and their combination.
An overview of the evaluation of each relevant pest is given in the sections below (Sections 5.3.1–
5.3.2). The outcome of EKE on pest freedom after the evaluation of the proposed risk mitigation
measures is summarised in Section 5.3.3.
5.3.1. Overview of the evaluation of Bemisia tabaci on Lonicera evergreen
species
Rating of the likelihood
of pest freedom
Very frequently pest free (based on the Median)
Percentile of the
distribution
5% 25% Median 75% 95%
Proportion of pest free
plants
9,293 out of
10,000 plants
9,458 out of
10,000 plants
9,637 out of
10,000 plants
9,809 out of
10,000 plants
9,955 out of
10,000 plants
Proportion of infested
plants
45 out of
10,000 plants
191 out of
10,000 plants
363 out of
10,000 plants
542 out of
10,000 plants
707 out of
10,000 plants
Summary of the
information used for
the evaluation
B. tabaci is a polyphagous pest with a wide host range of more than 1,000 different
plant species. B.tabaci is widespread in Turkey and Lonicera spp. has been reported
as a host of B.tabaci in Turkey. Due to its polyphagous nature, the pest can be
present in the surrounding environment of the nurseries producing Lonicera spp.
Plants are mostly grown in the open field and the whitefly could enter the nursery
by flight. All life stages of B.tabaci (eggs, larvae and adults) can be present on the
leaves of the plants. Plants without leaves are not considered a pathway for
B.tabaci. In general, B. tabaci overwinters on weeds.
There is no export of plants in the spring and summer period (indicated in dossier
from April to September).
Possibility of evergreen species of Lonicera as pathway for B. tabaci
For evergreen plant species of Lonicera, it is possible that the pest overwinters on
the leaves of these plants and can be present at the moment of export.
Measures taken against the pest and their efficacy
The relevant applied measures are: (i) regular inspections in the nurseries (at least
one inspection per year), (ii) export inspections. There is no information provided on
targeted treatments against B. tabaci in nurseries producing Lonicera plants for
export.
Interception records
B. tabaci has been intercepted on plants from Turkey. There are no records of
interceptions of B. tabaci on Lonicera plants from Turkey.
Shortcomings of current measures/procedures
There is no clear indication of targeted inspections and treatments for B. tabaci in
ornamental nurseries producing Lonicera.
Main uncertainties
There is high uncertainty on the exact trading season and the implementation of the
risk mitigation measures targeting B. tabaci in the nurseries.
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5.3.2. Overview of the evaluation of Bemisia tabaci on Lonicera deciduous
species
Rating of the likelihood
of pest freedom
Pest free with some exceptional cases (based on the median)
Percentile of the
distribution
5% 25% Median 75% 95%
Proportion of pest free
plants
9,920 out of
10,000 plants
9,950 out of
10,000 plants
9,969 out of
10,000 plants
9,985 out of
10,000 plants
9,999 out of
10,000 plants
Proportion of infested
plants
1out of
10,000 plants
15 out of
10,000 plants
31 out of
10,000 plants
50 out of
10,000 plants
80 out of
10,000 plants
Summary of the
information used for
the evaluation
B. tabaci is a polyphagous pest with a wide host range of more than 1000 different
plant species. B.tabaci is widespread in Turkey and Lonicera spp. has been reported
as a host of B.tabaci in Turkey. Due to its polyphagous nature, the pest can be
present in the surrounding environment of the nurseries producing Lonicera spp.
Plants are mostly grown in the open field and the whitefly could enter the nursery
by flight. All life stages of B.tabaci (eggs, larvae and adults) can be present on the
leaves of the plants. Plants without leaves are not considered a pathway for B.
tabaci. In general, B. tabaci overwinters on weeds.
There is no export of plants in the spring and summer period (indicated in dossier
from April to September).
Possibility of deciduous species of Lonicera as pathway for B. tabaci
In general, dormant deciduous plants without leaves are not considered a pathway
for B. tabaci. However, it is uncertain if the export period of dormant plants
indicated in the dossier excludes the presence of leaves of the exported Lonicera
plants. Deciduous species of Lonicera traded in March/April or October could have
leaves and B. tabaci could be present.
Measures taken against the pest and their efficacy
The relevant applied measures are: (i) regular inspections in the nurseries (at least one
inspection per year) (ii) export inspections. There is no information provided on
targeted treatments against B. tabaci in nurseries producing Lonicera plants for export.
Interception records
B. tabaci has been intercepted on plants from Turkey. There are no records of
interceptions of B. tabaci on Lonicera plants from Turkey.
Shortcomings of current measures/procedures
There is no clear indication of targeted inspections and treatments for B. tabaci in
ornamental nurseries producing Lonicera.
Main uncertainties
There is high uncertainty on the exact trading season and the implementation of the
risk mitigation measures targeting B. tabaci in the nurseries.
5.3.3. Overview of the evaluation of Lopholeucaspis japonica
Rating of the likelihood
of pest freedom
Very frequently pest free (based on the Median)
Percentile of the
distribution
5% 25% Median 75% 95%
Proportion of pest-free
plants
9,426 out of
10,000 plants
9,550 out of
10,000 plants
9,700 out of
10,000 plants
9,850 out of
10,000 plants
9,969 out of
10,000 plants
Proportion of infested
plants
(a)
31 out of
10,000 plants
150 out of
10,000 plants
300 out of
10,000 plants
450 out of
10,000 plants
574 out of
10,000 plants
Summary of the
information used for
the evaluation
Possibility that the pest could become associated with the commodity
L. japonica is a polyphagous armoured scale feeding on plants belonging to 38
families. Lonicera spp. has been reported as a host of L. japonica in Iran. L.
japonica is present in the Black Sea region of Turkey where some of the nurseries
producing Lonicera spp. are located. Due to its polyphagous nature, the pest can be
present in the surrounding environment of the nurseries producing Lonicera spp.
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Rating of the likelihood
of pest freedom
Very frequently pest free (based on the Median)
Plants are mostly grown in the open field. The pest can enter the production fields
as crawlers either with air currents or transported accidentally by human activities or
hitchhiking on animals. Crawlers can walk a small distance of up to a few metres
and mainly within a tree or between touching branches of neighbouring trees.
Measures taken against the pest and their efficacy
The relevant applied measures are: (i) regular inspections in the nurseries (at least 1
inspection per year), (ii) export inspections.
Interception records
There are no records of interceptions of L. japonica from Turkey.
Shortcomings of current measures/procedures
There is no clear indication of a pesticides scheme or any other risk mitigation
measure in place in the forest and in the exporting nurseries, effective against L.
japonica on Lonicera spp.
Main uncertainties
The presence of the pest in the surrounding environment is uncertain. The distribution
of the pest in other parts of Turkey is not known as there are no official surveys. The
presence and distribution of other host plants in the nursery are not known.
(a): The ‘number of pest free plants per 10,000’is calculated ad ’10,000 - Number of infested plants per 10,000’and reordered
from small to large to obtain the percentiles.
5.3.4. Overview of the evaluation of Meloidogyne chitwoodi
Rating of the likelihood
of pest freedom
Pest free with some exceptional cases (based on the Median)
Percentile of the
distribution
5% 25% Median 75% 95%
Proportion of pest-free
plants
9,907 out of
10,000 plants
9,937 out of
10,000 plants
9,966 out of
10,000 plants
9,987 out of
10,000 plants
9,998 out of
10,000 plants
Percentile of the
distribution
5% 25% Median 75% 95%
Proportion of infested
plants
2out of
10,000 plants
13 out of
10,000 plants
34 out of
10,000 plants
63 out of
10,000 plants
93 out of
10,000 plants
Summary of the
information used for
the evaluation
Possibility that the pest could become associated with the commodity
The root-knot nematode M. chitwoodi is reported to be present in areas where potato
is produced in Turkey. Lonicera spp. are reported as host plant of M. chitwoodi.
Nurseries producing Lonicera spp. are located in areas where the nematode is present.
It is possible that the nematode can enter the nursery from the surrounding area
through infested soil attached to machinery and with irrigation from surface water or
surface-water run-off. The introduction of infested mother plants for production of
cuttings into the nursery could be another pathway of introducing M. chitwoodi.
Measures taken against the pest and their efficacy
The relevant applied measures are: (i) regular inspections in the nurseries (at least 1
inspection per year), (ii) export inspections.
Interception records
There are no records of interceptions of M. chitwoodi from Turkey.
Shortcomings of current measures/procedures
There is no indication of targeted measures against nematodes in the forest and in
the exporting nurseries, effective against M. chitwoodi on Lonicera spp.
Main uncertainties
The presence of the pest in the surrounding environment. Degree to which root
inspections are performed. It cannot be fully excluded that the roots of the plants
are in contact with soil in some stage of the production cycle.
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5.3.5. Outcome of Expert Knowledge Elicitation
Table 8and Figure 3show the outcome of the EKE regarding pest freedom after the evaluation of
the implemented risk mitigation measures for all the evaluated pests.
Figure 4provides an explanation of the descending distribution function describing the likelihood of
pest freedom after the evaluation of the implemented risk mitigation measures for Lonicera spp. plants
designated for export to the EU for Lopholeucapsis japonica.
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Table 8: Assessment of the likelihood of pest freedom following evaluation of current risk mitigation measures against Lopholeucaspis japonica,
Meloidogyne chitwoodi,Bemisia tabaci on evergreen plants and B.tabaci on deciduous plants on Lonicera spp. potted plants designated for
export to the EU. In panel A, the median value for the assessed level of pest freedom for each pest is indicated by ‘M’, the 5% percentile is
indicated by L and the 95% percentile is indicated by U. The percentiles together span the 90% uncertainty range regarding pest freedom. The
pest freedom categories are defined in panel B of the table
Number Group* Pest species Sometimes
pest free
More often
than not pest
free
Frequently
pest free
Very
frequently
pest free
Extremely
frequently
pest free
Pest free with
some
exceptional
cases
Pest free with
few exceptional
cases
Almost
always
pest free
1 Lopholeucaspis
japonica
LM U
2 Meloidogyne
chitwoodi
LM U
4 Bemisia Tabaci
(evergreen
plants)
LM U
5 Bemisia Tabaci
(deciduous
plants)
LM U
PANEL A
Pest freedom category Pest-free plants out of 10,000 Legend of pest freedom categories
Sometimes pest free ≤5,000 LPest freedom category includes the elicited lower
bound of the 90% uncertainty range
More often than not pest free 5,000–≤9,000 MPest freedom category includes the elicited median
Frequently pest free 9,000–≤9,500 UPest freedom category includes the elicited upper
bound of the 90% uncertainty range
Very frequently pest free 9,500–≤9,900
Extremely frequently pest free 9,900–≤9,950
Pest free with some exceptional cases 9,950–≤9,990
Pest free with few exceptional cases 9,990–≤9,995
Almost always pest free 9,995–≤10,000
PANEL B
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Figure 3: Elicited certainty (y-axis) of the number of pest-free Lonicera spp. potted plants (x-axis;
log-scaled) out of 10,000 plants designated for export to the EU from Turkey for all
evaluated pests visualised as descending distribution function. Horizontal lines indicate the
percentiles (starting from the bottom 5%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 95%). The Panel is 95%
confident that 9,293, 9,920, 9,426 and 9,907 or more plants per 10,000 will be free from
Bemisia tabaci on evergreen plants, B.tabaci on deciduous plants, Lopholeucaspis japonica
and Meloidogyne chitwoodi (on both types of plants)
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Conclusions
There are three pests identified to be present in Turkey and considered to be potentially associated
with potted plants of 2–4 years old of Lonicera 9bella, L. caprifolium, L. caucasica, L. etrusca, L.
fragrantissima, L. hellenica, L. japonica, L. ligustrina (syn. L. nitida), L. sempervirens and L. tatarica
imported from Turkey and relevant for the EU.
The likelihood of the pest freedom after the evaluation of the implemented risk mitigation measures
for potted plants of 2–4 years old of Lonicera spp. designated for export to the EU was estimated.
For Bemisia tabaci, the likelihood of pest freedom was evaluated separately for evergreen and for
deciduous species of Lonicera. Following the evaluation of current risk mitigation measures, it was
estimated for evergreen species as ‘Very frequently pest free’with the 90% uncertainty range reaching
from ‘Frequently pest free’and to ‘Pest free with some exceptional cases’. The Expert Knowledge
Elicitation indicated, with 95% certainty, that between 9,293 and 10,000 plants per 10,000 will be free
from Bemisia tabaci. For deciduous species, it was estimated as ‘Pest free with some exceptional cases’
with the 90% uncertainty range reaching from ‘Extremely frequently pest free’to ‘Almost always pest
free’. The Expert Knowledge Elicitation indicated, with 95% certainty, that between 9,920 and 10,000
plants per 10,000 will be free from Bemisia tabaci.
For Lopholeucapsis japonica, the likelihood of pest freedom following evaluation of current risk
mitigation measures was estimated as ‘Very frequently pest free’with the 90% uncertainty range
reaching from ‘Frequently pest free’and to ‘Pest free with some exceptional cases’. The Expert
Knowledge Elicitation indicated, with 95% certainty, that between 9,426 and 10,000 plants per 10,000
will be free from Lopholeucapsis japonica.
For Meloidogyne chitwoodi, the likelihood of pest freedom following evaluation of current risk mitigation
measures was estimated as ‘Pest free with some exceptional cases with the 90% uncertainty range reaching
from ‘Extremely frequently pest free’to ‘Almost always pest free’. The Expert Knowledge Elicitation indicated,
with 95% certainty, that between 9,907 and 10,000 plants per 10,000 will be free from Meloidogyne chitwoodi.
Figure 4: Explanation of the descending distribution function describing the likelihood of pest
freedom after the evaluation of the implemented risk mitigation measures for plants
designated for export to the EU based on the example of Lopholeucapsis japonica
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Abbreviations
CABI Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International
EKE Expert Knowledge Elicitation
EPPO European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FUN Fungi
INS Insect
ISPM International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures
NEM Nematode
PLH Plant Health
PRA Pest Risk Assessment
RNQPs Regulated Non-Quarantine Pests
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Glossary
Control (of a pest) Suppression, containment or eradication of a pest population (FAO,
1995, 2017)
Entry (of a pest) Movement of a pest into an area where it is not yet present, or
present but not widely distributed and being officially controlled
(FAO, 2017)
Establishment (of a pest) Perpetuation, for the foreseeable future, of a pest within an area
after entry (FAO, 2017)
Impact (of a pest) The impact of the pest on the crop output and quality and on the
environment in the occupied spatial units
Introduction (of a pest) The entry of a pest resulting in its establishment (FAO, 2017)
Measures Control (of a pest) is defined in ISPM 5 (FAO 2017) as ‘Suppression,
containment or eradication of a pest population’(FAO, 1995).
Control measures are measures that have a direct effect on pest
abundance.
Supporting measures are organisational measures or procedures
supporting the choice of appropriate risk mitigation measures that do
not directly affect pest abundance.
Pathway Any means that allows the entry or spread of a pest (FAO, 2017)
Phytosanitary measures Any legislation, regulation or official procedure having the purpose to
prevent the introduction or spread of quarantine pests, or to limit the
economic impact of regulated non-quarantine pests (FAO, 2017)
Protected zone A Protected zone is an area recognised at EU level to be free from a
harmful organism, which is established in one or more other parts of
the Union.
Quarantine pest A pest of potential economic importance to the area endangered
thereby and not yet present there, or present but not widely
distributed and being officially controlled (FAO, 2017)
Regulated non-quarantine pest A non-quarantine pest whose presence in plants for planting affects
the intended use of those plants with an economically unacceptable
impact and which is therefore regulated within the territory of the
importing contracting party (FAO, 2017)
Risk mitigation measure A measure acting on pest introduction and/or pest spread and/or the
magnitude of the biological impact of the pest should the pest be
present. A risk mitigation measure may become a phytosanitary
measure, action or procedure according to the decision of the risk
manager
Spread (of a pest) Expansion of the geographical distribution of a pest within an area
(FAO, 2017)
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Appendix A –Data sheets of pests selected for further evaluation via
Expert Knowledge Elicitation
A.1. Bemisia tabaci
A.1.1. Organism information
Taxonomic
information
Current valid scientific name: Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889)
Synonyms: Aleurodes inconspicua,Aleurodes tabaci,Bemisia achyranthes,Bemisia bahiana,
Bemisia costa-limai,Bemisia emiliae,Bemisia goldingi,Bemisia gossypiperda,Bemisia
gossypiperda mosaicivectura,Bemisia hibisci,Bemisia inconspicua,Bemisia longispina,Bemisia
lonicerae,Bemisia manihotis,Bemisia minima,Bemisia minuscula,Bemisia nigeriensis,Bemisia
rhodesiaensis,Bemisia signata,Bemisia vayssieri
Name used in the EU legislation: Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-European populations) known to
be vector of viruses [BEMITA]
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Aleyrodidae
Common name: tobacco whitefly
Name used in the Dossier: Bemisia tabaci
Group Insects
EPPO code BEMITA
Regulated
status
The pest is listed in Annex II/A of Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as Bemisia tabaci Genn. (non-
European populations) known to be vector of viruses [BEMITA], and in Annex III as Protected
Zone Quarantine Pest (European populations).
The pest is included in the EPPO Alert list 2 (EPPO, online_a).
It is a quarantine pest in Belarus, Norway and New Zealand (EPPO, online_b).
Pest status in
Turkey
Widespread (EPPO global database), the formerly defined Biotypes B and Q (now species
considered as MEAM1 and MED) are present in Turkey (EFSA, 2013).
Pest status in
the EU
B. tabaci has a quarantine status in the EU. Twenty-six morphocryptic biotypes belonging to
the Bemisia tabaci complex are not known to occur in the Union territory (EFSA PLH Panel,
2013; Regulation (EU) 2019/2072).
Host status on
Lonicera
caprifolium
Some Lonicera species are reported as a field-verified host plants for B. tabaci in Turkey
(Bayhan et al. 2006; EFSA, 2013; Li et al. 2011). In Turkey, it is also reported as a pest in
cotton and vegetable crops (Bayhan et al. 2006).
EPPO does not mention L. caprifolium as B. tabaci host.
CABI mentions that several Caprifoliaceae are hosts of the species.
PRA
information
Scientific Opinion on the risks to plant health posed by Bemisia tabaci species complex and
viruses it transmits for the EU territory (EFSA PLH Panel, 2013).
Other relevant information for the assessment
B. tabaci is a complex of at least 28 indistinguishable morphocryptic species. Twenty-six of them, endemic in
countries around the world, are so far not reported in Europe (EFSA PLH Panel, 2013). The terms ‘European
populations’and ‘non-European populations’of B. tabaci used in the Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 do not refer to
specific populations or taxonomic entities but stipulate a geographic origin of B. tabaci, from inside and outside
Europe. In Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, Turkey is considered as European. In this respect, B. tabaci populations
in Turkey are considered to be European populations. In the EU, non-European and European populations of
B. tabaci have a quarantine status for specified Protected Zones.
Biology During oviposition, females insert eggs with the pedicel directly into leaf tissue (Paulson and
Beardsley, 1985). It has four instars. The first instar with legs, called crawler, finds a permanent
spot on a leaf and stays there for the rest of its nymphal development (Walker et al., 2009).
The pest is a phloem feeder and can be found mainly on leaves (Cohen et al., 1996).
B. tabaci has a high reproductive potential and each female can lay an average of 80 to more
than 300 eggs during their lifetime. The number of eggs laid depends on temperature and the
host plant, but generally under favourable conditions (e.g. tomato production in greenhouses)
even the introduction of only a few founding insects will lead to a massive upsurge in insect
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densities. Under these conditions, four to five insect generations per year can develop (EFSA,
2013).
B. tabaci adults can have directional and active flights. Whiteflies seldom need to fly more
than a few centimetres to a few metres to find suitable host plants. However, they may cover
distances of a few kilometres. B. tabaci adults can spread over longer distances by passive
transport with wind.
Symptoms Main type of
symptoms
Wide range of symptoms can occur on plants due to direct
feeding of the pest, contamination of honeydew and sooty
moulds, transmitted viruses and phytotoxic responses.
Plants exhibit one or more of these symptoms: chlorotic spotting,
vein yellowing, interveinal yellowing, leaf yellowing, yellow
blotching of leaves, yellow mosaic of leaves, leaf curling, leaf
crumpling, leaf vein thickening, leaf enations, leaf cupping, stem
twisting, plant stunting, wilting, leaf loss and silvering of leaves
(CABI, online; EPPO, 2004).
Presence of
asymptomatic
plants
No asymptomatic period is known to occur in the infested plants.
However, eggs and first instar larvae are difficult to detect.
Symptoms of the infestation by the insect are visible.
Confusion with other
pathogens/pests
B. tabaci can be easily confused with other species such as
glasshouse whiteflyTrialeurodes vaporariorum,B. afer,T. lauri,
T. packardi,T. ricini and T. variabilis. A microscopic slide is needed
for morphological identification (EPPO, 2004).
Host plant
range
B. tabaci is a polyphagous pest with a wide host range, including more than 1,000 different
plant species (Abd-Rabou and Simmons, 2010). Some species of Lonicera are hosts of the pest.
Evidence that
the commodity
can be a
pathway
All life stages of B. tabaci (eggs, larvae and adults) are present on the leaves of the plants.
Therefore, dormant deciduous plants without leaves are not considered a pathway for
B. tabaci. However, if plants are traded as dormant evergreen plants, this could be a pathway
for B. tabaci.
Some of the Lonicera species exported from Turkey to the EU are evergreen species
(L. sempervirens, L. japonica,L.ligustrina).
Surveillance
information
In dossier Section 1.5.3, it is stated that the site of production has been found free from
B. tabaci on official inspections carried out at appropriate times to detect the Pest.
A.1.2. Possibility of pest presence in the nursery
A.1.2.1. Possibility of entry from the surrounding environment
Bemisia tabaci is polyphagous species that is widespread in Turkey and reported occurring in many
horticultural crops. Flying adults of Bemisia tabaci, able to fly or be transferred by the wind over
kilometres, can enter the nursery from host plants that might be present in the surrounding
environment.
Uncertainties
It is not known what is the B. tabaci population pressure in the surrounding environment of the
nursery.
Taking into consideration the above evidence and uncertainties, the Panel considers that it is
possible for the pest to enter the nursery from the surrounding environment.
A.1.2.2. Possibility of entry with new plants/seeds
Bemisia tabaci could enter the nursery with infested propagation material of host plants species.
Uncertainties
•The origin of the propagation material in relation to the infested areas;
•The presence and the numbers of other host plants in the export nursery
Taking into consideration the above evidence and uncertainties, the Panel considers it is possible
that the pest could enter the nursery with new plants.
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A.1.2.3. Possibility of spread within the nursery
Flying adults can spread from infested host plants within the nursery.
Uncertainties
there are no uncertainties.
Taking into consideration the above evidence and uncertainties, the Panel considers that the
transfer of the pest within the nursery is possible.
A.1.3. Information from interceptions
Bemisia tabaci is the most intercepted pest species on plants for planting in the EU. There were 56
interceptions of B. tabaci on different commodities imported into the EU from Turkey, mainly on
Capsicum annum. Considering imports of Lonicera plants from Turkey to the EU, between 1994 and
2021, there are no records of interceptions of B. tabaci (EUROPHYT and TRACES, online, [Accessed:
19 October 2021]).
A.1.4. Evaluation of the risk mitigation options
In the table below, all risk mitigation measures currently applied in Turkey are listed and described
and an indication of their effectiveness on B. tabaci is provided:
No. Risk mitigation measure Effect
on the pest Evaluation and uncertainties
1 Registration of the nursery
and Phytosanitary
management
Yes Forest nurseries (producing young plants) are officially
registered and inspected at least once a year.
All nurseries producing ornamental plants are required
to be a member of the ornamental plant grower union
in Turkey and inspected at least once a year. A plant
passport or export certificate is issued
2 Growing medium Not relevant B. tabaci is present on leaves only.
3 Pest monitoring and
inspections by the nursery
staff during the production
process
Yes There are guidelines available for detection and pest
management of B. tabaci in agricultural crops (technical
instructions for plant pests in agricultural crops –link in
Dossier, Section 1).
Nurseries are officially inspected at least once a year
and for issuing the export certificate and the site of
production has been found free from B. tabaci.
Uncertainties
No detailed information is provided
4 Pesticide treatment Yes There is a database for registered insecticides in Turkey.
There are no products registered for Lonicera.
There are guidelines available for the management of
pests in agricultural crops (technical instructions for plant
pests in agricultural crops –link in Dossier, Section 1).
There is a specific monitoring threshold in place for
B. tabaci (When five larvae/pupae per leaf are detected
in the count, spraying is decided).
Uncertainties
It is unknown which insecticides are used in Lonicera
spp. production.
5 Surveillance No There is no information on surveys outside the nurseries
for this pest.
6Official export inspections Yes Information is not sufficient to judge the quality of
inspections.
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A.1.5. Overall likelihood of pest freedom for Bemisia tabaci on Lonicera
species
A.1.5.1. Reasoning for a scenario which would lead to a reasonably low number
of infested consignments (deciduous species)
•The pest population pressure in the surrounding environment is very low.
•Suitable hosts are not widely distributed in the production area.
•The exported Lonicera species are dormant without leaves (for deciduous species)
•Plants are traded in the months when the population level of B. tabaci is very low.
•Weed control in the nurseries prevents overwintering populations of B. tabaci.
A.1.5.2. Reasoning for a scenario which would lead to a reasonably high number
of infested consignments (deciduous species)
•There are nurseries producing Lonicera spp. plants located in the area where B. tabaci is
present in high populations.
•There are suitable hosts in the production area, in close proximity with Lonicera plants.
•The pest could go undetected during inspections of the nursery and no specific treatments are
applied.
•The exported Lonicera species are mostly not in dormant stage (if traded in March/April or in
October) and they have leaves.
•Population level of Bemisia in March, April and October could be high.
•Lack of effective weed control in the nurseries does not prevent the introduction of B. tabaci
from overwintering populations on weeds.
A.1.5.3. Reasoning for a central scenario equally likely to over- or underestimate
the number of infested consignments (Median)
•The trade of the Lonicera plants take place in seasons when the activity of B. tabaci is very
low.
•In general, plants are expected to have no leaves at the moment of export, but plants traded
in March/April or October could have leaves.
A.1.5.4. Reasoning for the precision of the judgement describing the remaining
uncertainties (1st and 3rd quartile/interquartile range)
•We express high uncertainty on the exact trading season and the implementation of the risk
mitigation measures targeting B. tabaci in the nurseries.
A.1.5.5. Reasoning for a scenario which would lead to a reasonably low number
of infested consignments (evergreen species)
•The B. tabaci population pressure in the surrounding environment is very low.
•Suitable hosts are not widely distributed in the production area.
•Plants are traded in the months when the population level of B. tabaci is very low.
•Weed control in the nurseries prevent overwintering populations of B. tabaci.
A.1.5.6. Reasoning for a scenario which would lead to a reasonably high number
of infested consignments (evergreen species)
•There are nurseries producing Lonicera spp. plants located in the area where B. tabaci is
present in high populations.
•There are suitable hosts in the production area, in close proximity with Lonicera spp. plants.
•The pest could go undetected during inspections of the nursery and no specific treatments are
applied.
•Population level of B. tabaci in March, April and October could be high.
•Lack of effective weed control in the nurseries does not prevent the introduction of B. tabaci
from overwintering populations on weeds.
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A.1.5.7. Reasoning for a central scenario equally likely to over- or underestimate
the number of infested consignments (Median)
•The trade of the Lonicera plants take place in seasons when the activity of B. tabaci is very
low.
•Evergreen plants can have many leaves at the moment of export, making the detection of B.
tabaci difficult.
A.1.5.8. Reasoning for the precision of the judgement describing the remaining
uncertainties (1st and 3rd quartile/interquartile range)
•We express high uncertainty on the exact trading season and the implementation of the risk
mitigation measures targeting B. tabaci in the nurseries.
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A.1.6. Elicitation outcomes of the assessment of the pest freedom for B. tabaci complex on Lonicera deciduous
plants
Based on the numbers of estimated infested grafted plants, the pest freedom was calculated (i.e. =10,000 –the number of infested deciduous plants
per 10,000). The fitted values of the uncertainty distribution of the pest freedom are shown in Table A.2.
Table A.1: Elicited and fitted values of the uncertainty distribution of pest infestation by B. tabaci complex per 10,000 deciduous plants
Percentile 1% 2.5% 5% 10% 17% 25% 33% 50% 67% 75% 83% 90% 95% 97.5% 99%
Elicited values 1 15 30 50 80
EKE 1.01 1.86 3.26 6.07 9.9 14.7 19.7 30.5 42.7 49.6 57.4 65 72 76 80
The EKE results are BetaGeneral (1.0242, 1.6196, 0.42, 85) fitted with @Risk version 7.6.
Table A.2: The uncertainty distribution of plants free of B. tabaci complex per 10,000 deciduous plants calculated by Table A.1
Percentile 1% 2.5% 5% 10% 17% 25% 33% 50% 67% 75% 83% 90% 95% 97.5% 99%
Values 9,920 9,950 9,970 9,985 9,999
EKE results 9,920 9,924 9,928 9,935 9,943 9,950 9,957 9,969 9,980 9,985 9,990 9,994 9,997 9,998 9,999
The EKE results are the fitted values (Figure A.1).
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(a)
(b)
002051001050
Probability density
Infested plants [number out of 10,000]
Bemisia Tabaci (deciduous plants)
EKE result
000010599009905890089
Probability density
Pesree plants [number out of 10,000]
Bemisia Tabaci (deciduous plants)
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(c)
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
9,800
Certainty level
Pesree plants [number out of 10,000]
Bemisia Tabaci (deciduous plants)
Figure A.1: (a) Elicited uncertainty of pest infestation per 10,000 deciduous plants for Bemisia tabaci
complex (histogram in blue–vertical blue line indicates the elicited percentile in the
following order: 1%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 99%) and distributional fit (red line); (b)
uncertainty of the proportion of pest-free grafted plants per 10,000 (i.e. =1–pest
infestation proportion expressed as percentage); (c) descending uncertainty distribution
function of pest infestation per 10,000 deciduous plants
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A.1.7. Elicitation outcomes of the assessment of the pest freedom for B. tabaci complex on Lonicera evergreen
plants
Based on the numbers of estimated infested grafted plants, the pest freedom was calculated (i.e. =10,000 –the number of infested grafted plants per
10,000). The fitted values of the uncertainty distribution of the pest freedom are shown in Table A.4.
Table A.3: Elicited and fitted values of the uncertainty distribution of pest infestation by B. tabaci complex per 10,000 evergreen plants
Percentile 1% 2.5% 5% 10% 17% 25% 33% 50% 67% 75% 83% 90% 95% 97.5% 99%
Elicited values 10 200 350 550 750
EKE 10.77 24.26 44.93 83.42 132.3 190.8 248.2 363.3 481.1 542.1 606.0 661 707 733 750
The EKE results are BetaGeneral (1.1303, 1.2215, 0, 766) fitted with @Risk version 7.6.
Table A.4: The uncertainty distribution of plants free of B. tabaci complex per 10,000 evergreen plants calculated by Table A.3
Percentile 1% 2.5% 5% 10% 17% 25% 33% 50% 67% 75% 83% 90% 95% 97.5% 99%
Values 9,250 9,450 9,650 9,800 9,990
EKE results 9,250 9,267 9,293 9,339 9,394 9,458 9,519 9,637 9,752 9,809 9,868 9,917 9,955 9,976 9,989
The EKE results are the fitted values (Figure A.2).
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(a)
(b)
00,010080060040020
Probability density
Infested plants [number out of 10,000]
Bemisia Tabaci (evergreen plants)
EKE result
9,000 9,20 0 9,400 9,60 0 9,800 10,000
Probability density
Pestfree plants [number out of 10,000]
Bemisia Tabaci (evergreen plants)
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A.1.8. Reference list
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(c)
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75%
100%
9,000 9,200 9,400 9,600 9,800 10,000
Certainty level
Pestfree plants [number out of 10,000]
Bemisia Tabaci (evergreen plants)
Figure A.2: (a) Elicited uncertainty of pest infestation per 10,000 evergreen plants for Bemisia tabaci
complex (histogram in blue–vertical blue line indicates the elicited percentile in the
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uncertainty of the proportion of pest-free grafted plants per 10,000 (i.e. =1–pest
infestation proportion expressed as percentage); (c) descending uncertainty distribution
function of pest infestation per 10,000 evergreen plants
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A.2. Lopholeucaspis japonica
A.2.1. Organism information
Taxonomic
information
Current valid scientific name: Lopholeucaspis japonica
Synonyms: Leucaspis hydrangea,Leucaspis japonica darwinensis
Name used in the EU legislation: Lopholeucaspis japonica Cockerell [LOPLJA]
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Diaspididae
Common name: Japanese long scale, Japanese maple scale, Japanese pear white scale
Name used in the Dossier: Lopholeucaspis japonica
Group Insects
EPPO code LOPLJA
Regulated
status
The pest is listed in Annex II of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as
Lopholeucaspis japonica Cockerell [LOPLJA]
Pest status in
Turkey
Lopholeucaspis japonica is present in Turkey (EPPO, online) and it is located in the Black Sea
Region (integration of information of the technical dossiers received on 27 November 2020).
The pest has a quarantine status in Turkey (A2 list).
Pest status in
the EU
Not relevant, listed as EU Quarantine pest (Annex II, part A).
Host status on
Lonicera
Lonicera caprifolium has been reported as a host of Lopholeucaspis japonica in Iran
(Moghaddam, 2013).
PRA
information
Pest Risk Assessments available:
–Final import risk analysis report for fresh apple fruit from the People’s Republic of China
(Biosecurity Australia, 2010),
–Scientific Opinion on the pest categorisation of Lopholeucaspis japonica (EFSA PLH Panel,
2018).
Other relevant information for the assessment
Biology L. japonica is an oyster shell-shaped armoured scale, originating from Far East and it spread
to tropical and semitropical areas (CABI, online).
Females and males have different life cycles. The life stages of females are egg, two larval
instars and adult, while males have two additional stages called pre-pupa and pupa (CABI,
online). Males are small and have wings (Bienkowski, 1993), while females are sessile covered
by a scale formed by wax filaments originating from the pygidium (Tabatadze and Yasnosh,
1999). The colour of females, eggs and crawlers is lavender. The wax which is covering the
body of scales is white (Fulcher et al., 2011). Each female lays on average 25 eggs, which are
laid underneath the female bodies (Fulcher et al., 2011; Addesso et al., 2016).
Crawlers can be dispersed by wind or other insects (e.g. ants, flies and ladybirds), and
occasionally also by human transport (Magsig-Castillo et al., 2010).
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L. japonica has one or two overlapping generations per year (Addesso et al., 2016). It was
reported that occasionally there can be a third generation in Georgia (Tabatadze and Yasnosh,
1999). In India, first-generation crawlers were observed from late March until the end of April.
Female and male pupae were present from June till the end of August. Second-generation
crawlers occurred in September and matured females in October (Harsur et al., 2018).
L. japonica overwinters as an immature stage on trunks and branches in Tennessee (Fulcher et
al., 2011) and second instar males and females in Maryland (Gill et al., 2012). In addition, it has
been reported to overwinter as fertilised females in Japan (Murakami, 1970) and in
Pennsylvania (Stimmel, 1995). They can endure temperatures of 20 to 25°C (EPPO, 1997).
Symptoms Main type of
symptoms
L. japonica is usually on bark of branches and trunk but can also
be found on leaves (Gill et al., 2012) and sometimes on fruits
(EPPO, 1997).
The scale feeds on plant storage cells, which causes them to
collapse (Fulcher et al., 2011). When the population is high, the
main symptoms on plants are premature leaf drop, dieback of
branches and death of plants (Fulcher et al., 2011; Gill et al., 2012).
Presence of
asymptomatic plants
Early infestations are difficult to detect.
Confusion with other
pathogens/pests
L. japonica can be confused with other armoured scales.
L. japonica is similar to L. cockerelli but can be differentiated by
the number of macroducts (Garc
ıa Morales et al., online).
Host plant
range
L. japonica is a polyphagous armoured scale and feeds on plants belonging to 38 families
(Garc
ıa Morales et al., online; Suh, 2020).
Some of the many hosts of L. japonica are Acer palmatum,Acer pictum,Acer ukurunduense,
Citrus junos,Citrus unshiu,Diospyros kaki,Distylium racemosum,Elaeagnus umbellata,
Euonymus alatus,Euonymus japonicus,Gleditsia japonica,Ilex crenata,Lonicera caprifolium,
Magnolia denudata,Magnolia kobus,Malus pumila,Paeonia lactiflora,Poncirus trifoliata,
Prunus 9yedoensis,Pyrus pyrifolia,Robinia pseudoacacia,Rosa chinensis,Rosa multiflora,
Salix sp., Staphylea bumalda,Syringa oblata and Ziziphus jujuba.
Reported
evidence of
impact
Not relevant, listed as EU Quarantine pest (Annex II, part B).
Evidence that
the commodity
is a pathway
and other
pathways
L. japonica can be present on stems, branches and leaves of potted plants.
Other pathways of entry for L. japonica are plants for planting of species other than
L. caprifolium, cut flowers and cut branches (EFSA PLH Panel, 2018).
Surveillance
information
No surveillance information for this pest is currently available from Turkey.
A.2.2. Possibility of pest presence in the nursery
A.2.2.1. Possibility of entry from the surrounding environment
L. japonica is present in Black Sea Region (integration of information from the commodity risk
assessment of R. pseudoacacia from Turkey (EFSA, 2021)), where some of the nurseries producing
Lonicera plants are located. It can spread with crawlers either with air currents or transported
accidentally by human activities or hitchhiking on animals.
Crawlers can walk a small distance of up to a few metres and mainly within a tree or between
touching branches of neighbouring trees (Biosecurity Australia, 2010).
Plants are grown in the open field. The pest is present in Turkey, and due to its polyphagous
status, host plants are widely available in the surrounding environment.
Uncertainties
–The distribution of the pest in other parts of Turkey is not known as there are no official
surveys.
The presence of the pest in the surrounding environment of the nursery.
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Taking into consideration the above evidence and uncertainties, the Panel considers that it is
possible for the pest to enter the nursery from the surrounding area.
A.2.2.2. Possibility of entry with new plants/seeds
In Turkey, Lonicera spp. plants are grown mainly from cuttings and are not grafted.
Lonicera spp. plants delivered by forest nurseries, located in areas where L. japonica is present, to
export nurseries (for production to the desired age for export) can be a pathway for L. japonica.
Uncertainties
–The origin of cuttings in relation to the infested areas.
–The entry of other host plants in the export nursery.
Taking into consideration the above evidence and uncertainties, the Panel considers it is possible
that the pest could enter the nursery with new plants.
A.2.2.3. Possibility of spread within the nursery
The pest can spread with crawlers either with air currents or transported accidentally. The plants
are grown in an open nursery and dispersal of crawlers by wind or human activities is possible. Other
suitable host plants could be present in the nursery producing Lonicera spp.
Uncertainties
Prevailing weather conditions are not known.
The presence and distribution of other host plants in the nursery are not known.
Taking into consideration the above evidence and uncertainties, the Panel considers that the
transfer of the pest within the nursery is possible.
A.2.3. Information from interceptions
In the EUROPHYT/TRACES NT database, there are no interceptions of L. japonica from Turkey.
There was one interception of L. japonica on Acer sp. bonsai plants from China, indicating that trade
of plants for planting can be a pathway for the pest (EUROPHYT online).
A.2.4. Evaluation of the risk mitigation options
In the table below, all the Risk Mitigation Measures currently applied in Turkey are summarised and
an indication of their effectiveness on L. japonica is provided. Information on the risk mitigation
measures is provided in Table 8.
Number Risk mitigation measures
Effects of the
implemented
measures on the
pest
Evaluation and uncertainties
1 Registration of the nursery
and Phytosanitary
management
Yes Forest nurseries (producing young plants)
are officially registered and inspected at
least once a year.
All nurseries producing ornamental plants
are required to be a member of the
ornamental plant grower union in Turkey
and inspected at least once a year. A plant
passport or export certificate is issued
2 Growing medium Not relevant
3 Pest monitoring and
inspections by the nursery
staff during the production
process
Yes Nurseries are officially inspected at least
once a year and for issuing the export
certificate.
There are no targeted inspections for the
actionable pest.
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Number Risk mitigation measures
Effects of the
implemented
measures on the
pest
Evaluation and uncertainties
There are guidelines available for detection
of pests in agricultural crops (technical
instructions for plant pests in agricultural
crops –link in Dossier, Section 1).
Uncertainties
No detailed information is provided
4 Pesticide treatment Yes There is a database for registered
insecticides in Turkey. There are no
products registered for Lonicera.
There are guidelines available for the
management of pests in agricultural crops
(technical instructions for plant pests in
agricultural crops –link in Dossier, Section 1).
Uncertainties
No detailed information is provided, it is
unknown which insecticide are used in
Lonicera spp. production.
5 Surveillance No There are no targeted surveys for this pest.
6Official export inspections Yes Information is not sufficient to judge the
quality of inspections.
A.2.5. Overall likelihood of pest freedom for Plants for Potted Plants
A.2.5.1. Reasoning for a scenario which would lead to a reasonably low number
of infested consignments
•The pest has a restricted distribution in Turkey and has never been reported in the nurseries or
their surrounding environment.
•Insecticide treatment against other scale insects is very effective.
•The distance between the nurseries and the alternative hosts of the pest in the surrounding
environment is very large. Therefore, transfer from sources in the surrounding environment to
the nursery plants is very difficult for a crawling insect.
•Suitable hosts are not present in the production area.
A.2.5.2. Reasoning for a scenario which would lead to a reasonably high number
of infested consignments
•There are nurseries producing Lonicera spp. plants located in the area where L. japonica is
present in high populations.
•There are no targeted insecticides treatments against L. japonica.
•There are suitable hosts in the production area, in close proximity to Lonicera plants.
•The growers could be unaware of the presence of L. japonica in the area.
•The pest could go undetected during inspections of the nursery.
•Nursery workers could introduce hitchhiking insects to the nursery.
•Crawlers can be transported by wind currents from the surrounding environment to the
nursery.
A.2.5.3. Reasoning for a central scenario equally likely to over- or underestimate
the number of infested consignments (Median)
Regarding the lack of information on the pest, the Panel judge lower values for being as likely as
higher values.
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A.2.5.4. Reasoning for the precision of the judgement describing the remaining
uncertainties (1st and 3rd quartile/interquartile range)
The main uncertainty is the population pressure of L. japonica in the surrounding environment.
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A.2.6. Elicitation outcomes of the assessment of the pest freedom for Lopholeucaspis japonica on potted plants
The following tables show the elicited and fitted values for pest infestation/infection (Table A.5) and pest freedom (Table A.6).
The EKE results are the Weibull (0.79401, 40. 231) distribution fitted with @Risk version 7.5.
Based on the numbers of estimated infested plants, the pest freedom was calculated (i.e. 10,000 –number of infested plants per 10,000). The fitted
values of the uncertainty distribution of the pest freedom are shown in Table A.6.
The EKE results are the fitted values (Figure A.3).
Table A.5: Elicited and fitted values of the uncertainty distribution of pest infestation by Lopholeucaspis japonica per 10,000 plants
Percentile 1% 2.5% 5% 10% 17% 25% 33% 50% 67% 75% 83% 90% 95% 97.5% 99%
Elicited values 5 150 300 450 600
EKE 6.19 15.3 30.5 60.5 101 150 200 300 400 450 501 543 574 590 600
Table A.6: The uncertainty distribution of plants free of Lopholeucaspis japonica per 10,000 plants calculated by Table A.5
Percentile 1% 2.5% 5% 10% 17% 25% 33% 50% 67% 75% 83% 90% 95% 97.5% 99%
Values 9,400 9,550 9,700 9,850 9995
EKE results 9,400 9,410 9,426 9,457 9,499 9,550 9,600 9,700 9,800 9,850 9,899 9,939 9,979 9,985 9994
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Figure A.3: (a) Comparison of judged values for the uncertainty distribution of pest infestation per
10,000 plants (histogram in blue) and fitted distribution (red line); (b) density function to
describe the uncertainties of the likelihood of pest freedom; (c) descending distribution
function of the likelihood of pest freedom
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A.3. Meloidogyne chitwoodi
A.3.1. Organism information
Taxonomic
information
Current valid scientific name: Meloidogyne chitwoodi (Golden et al., 1980)
Synonyms: none
Name used in the EU legislation: Meloidogyne chitwoodi [MELGCH]
Order: Rhabditida (former Tylenchida)
Family: Meloidogynidae
Common name: Columbia root-knot nematode
Name used in the Dossier: Meloidogyne chitwoodi
Group Nematode
EPPO code MELGCH
Regulated
status
The pest is listed in Annex II/B of Regulation (EU) 2019/2072.
The pest is included in the EPPO A2 list (EPPO, online_a).
It is a quarantine pest in Morocco and Norway (EPPO, online_b).
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Pest status
in Turkey
Meloidogyne chitwoodi was first reported in Turkey in 2009 from potato tubers (
€
Ozarslandan
et al., 2009). In 2019, the pest was recorded from potato in the districts Nigde, Nevs
ßehir and
Aksaray in Anatolia (Evlice and Bayram, 2019). The pest is now present in the following
provinces: Izmir, Manisa, Balikesir, K€
utahya, Isparta, Konya, Aksaray, Nevsehir, Kayseri and
Bittleis (EFSA_Dossier-Q-2020-00092_Turkey_ Lonicera caprifolium Answers to additional
questions_2.pdf).
Pest status
in the EU
M. chitwoodi is known to occur in the Union territory. It is listed in Annex II/B of Regulation
(EU) 2019/2072. According to EPPO (online_b), M.chitwoodi is present in Belgium, France,
the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden. It is transient and under eradication in Germany.
Host status on
Lonicera spp.
Lonicera nitida and L. xylosteum are reported as host plants for M.chitwoodi (Nemaplex
online).
PRA
information
Pest risk assessment for the European Community plant health: a comparative approach with
case studies. Cases: Meloidogyne chitwoodi and M. fallax (MacLeod et al., 2012).
Other relevant information for the assessment
Biology M. chitwoodi reproduces mainly parthenogenetically (Van der Beek et al., 1997), but under
adverse conditions males are formed and reproduction may occur sexually (MacLeod et al.,
2012; Van der Beek and Karssen, 1997). Egg masses are found near the root surface of host
plants, in galls and inside tubers (Moens et al., 2009). The number of eggs in an egg mass
may reach 1000 (MacLeod et al., 2012). The nematode has four juvenile stages. The second-
stage juvenile is infective, and infects the host roots (den Nijs et al., 2019). Root-knot
nematodes can move within few meters annually (den Nijs et al., 2004).
Without the host plants in the soil, second-stage juveniles are able to survive and stay
infective for more than 300 days at a temperature of 5°C (MacLeod et al., 2012; Kok et al.,
2003). The damaging threshold for M. chitwoodi is very low, i.e. 0.004–0.01 egg/gram of soil
on potato (Pinkerton et al. 1986; van Riel 1993). Hence, the pest may easy go undetected in
field soils even when being present at potentially damaging levels.
M. chitwoodi can occur as deep as 1.5 m in the soil profile. Because of this vertical mobility,
the nematode may escape detection if sampling is restricted to the upper 30–60 cm only
(Mojtahedi et al., 1991).
Symptoms Main type of
symptoms
Symptoms have not been described in Lonicera spp., but for
plants in general heavy infestations may result in stunting,
yellowing, wilting and lack of vigour of above ground plant parts.
The main impact of the pest is on the growth of roots where the
nematode induces the development of galls (Moens et al., 2009;
MacLeod et al., 2012; den Nijs et al., 2019).
Presence of
asymptomatic plants
Early stages of infection may not give visible symptoms on the
above-ground plant parts. Root galls in early stages of infection
may be small and difficult to detect.
Confusion with other
pathogens/pests
M. chitwoodi, is very similar to M. fallax, M. hapla and M. minor
(MacLeod et al., 2012; CABI, online). Morphological or molecular
methods are required to identify the pest.
Host plant
range
Check hosts
M. chitwoodi is a root-knot nematode with a wide range of host plants including crop
plants:Abelmoschus esculentus,Aegilops cylindrica, Allium cepa, A. porrum, Apium
graveolens,Arachis hypogaea, Avena sativa,Beta vulgaris, B. vulgaris var. rubra, Brassica
napus, B. rapa,Capsicum annuum, Cicorium endivia,C.intybus, Citrullus lanatus, Dactylis
glomerata,Daucus carota, Fagopyrum sp., Fragaria chiloensis, Gossypium hirsutum,
Helianthus annuus, Hordeum vulgare, Medigago sativa, Melilotus officinalis, Mentha spp.,
Nicotiana sp., Petroselinum crispum, Phaseolus vulgaris, Pisum sativum, Phasseolus vulgaris,
Raphanus sativus,Scorzonera hispanica, Secale cereale,Sinapis alba, Solanum melongena, S.
tuberosum, S. lycopersicon esculentum, Sorghum bicolor, Trifolium pratense, T. repens,
Triticale, Triticum aestivum, T. durum, Vicia sativa, Vigna unguiculata, Vitis labrusca, V.
vinifera, Zea mays; trees and ornamentals like Acer campestre, A. palmatum, A.
plantanoides, Betula pendula,Lonicera nitida,Lonicera xylosteum, Clematis sp., Adiantum,
Anthemis arvensis, Allium moly, Arrhenatherum elatius, Asclepias syriaca, Astragalus cicer,
Borago officinalis, Dahlia sp., Delphinium sp., Dicentra formosa, D. spectabilis, Erica cinerea,
Galinsoga parviflora, Geraniium sp., Gladiolus sp., Hosta sieboldiana´elegans,Lamprocapnos
spectabilis,Oenothera glazioviana, Iris germanica,Lamium amplexicaule,Lilium hybrridis,
Phacelia tanacetifolia,Potentilla fruticosa Tagetes patula; and weeds like Actacea rasemosa,
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Anthermis arvensis,Astragalus falcatus, Brassica juncea, Bromus tectorum, Capsella bursa-
pastoris,Chenopodium album, Cirsium arvense,C. vulgare, Cynodon dactylon, Dasiphora
fruticosa, Echinochloa crus-galli, Elytrigia repens subsp. repens, Eragrostis curvula,
E. mexicana subsp. virescens, E. orcuttiana, E. tef, Festuca arundinacea, F. rubra, Lolium
multiflorum, L. perenne,Lotus corniculatus,Medicago falcata, Medicago scutellata, Lupinus
albus, Panicum capillare,Persicaria maculosa, Poa annua, P. pratensis, Polygonum arviculare,
Salsola kali, Securigera varia, Senecio vulgaris,, Setaria pumila, Solanum nigrum, Sonchus
arvensis, Stellaria media, Taraxacum officinale, Urtica urens, Valeriana officinalis, Viola
arvensis (EPPO GD; den Nijs et al. 2004; MacLeod et al., 2012).
Evidence that
the commodity
is a pathway
and other
pathways
M. chitwoodi can be present on the roots of the potted plants. Other pathways are tubers,
bulbs and any other plant parts grown in soil; soil and growing media, human-assisted
spread and dissemination with water (MacLeod et al., 2012).
Surveillance
information
The pest is now present in the following provinces of Turkey: Izmir, Manisa, Balikesir,
K€
utahya, Isparta, Konya, Aksaray, Nevsehir, Nidge, Kayseri and Bittleis (answer from Turkey
on EFSA questions; Evlice and Bayram 2016, 2019). Out of these provinces, production sites
for Lonicera are present in Izmir and Konya (dossier from Turkey of August 2020). Konya has
a production volume of 6,000 plants. There is no specific information on presence of the pest
in the surrounding environments of Lonicera export nurseries.
A.3.2. Possibility of pest presence in the nursery
A.3.2.1. Possibility of entry from the surrounding environment
Lonicera spp. intended for export to the EU are grown in parcels in open fields. There is no
separation of parcels, and domestic and export production may occur in the same nursery. M.
chitwoodi is present in potato fields in two of the 14 provinces with production of Lonicera spp. for
export. Root-knot nematodes can move within few metres annually (den Nijs et al., 2004) and can
survive without the host in the soil for 140 or more days depending on temperature (Kok et al., 2004).
Human activities facilitate the long-distance dispersal of nematodes through the movement of infested
plants, soil and by irrigation water (MacLeod et al., 2012).
Uncertainties
Occurrence of the pest in the areas surrounding the nurseries.
The presence of host plants, e.g. potato, carrot and wild host plants, is unknown in the areas
surrounding the nurseries.
The degree to which hygiene measures are implemented, e.g. cleaning of machines, shoes, etc.
when entering the production sites.
Taking into consideration the above evidence and uncertainties, the Panel considers that it is
possible for the pest to enter the nursery from the surrounding area by human-assisted spread and
spread with machinery and with irrigation from surface water or surface water run-off.
A.3.2.2. Possibility of entry with new plants/seeds
Lonicera spp. plants for export are produced from cuttings. Cuttings are not a pathway for root-
knot nematodes. Infested mother plants for production of cuttings introduced into the nursery could
be a way of introducing M. chitwoodi.
Uncertainties
The entry of other host plants.
Taking into consideration the above evidence and uncertainties, the Panel considers it is possible
that the nematode could enter the nursery with new plants or soil-growing media.
A.3.2.3. Possibility of spread within the nursery
The growing medium for the plants is peat mixed with coco’sfibres which is free from M.
chitwoodi. Soil adhering to machinery and shoes and irrigation water are possible pathways for spread
of the pest within and between parcels. Should the pest be present, there would be a lag-phase
before symptoms will appear on above-ground plant parts. This means spread may go unnoticed. No
nematicides are applied in the export nursery. From the pictures provided, it appears that the potted
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plants can be in contact with soil. The Panel expresses uncertainty on whether the growing media and
conditions comply with Annex VII of the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072.
Uncertainties
Host status of Lonicera spp. for M. chitwoodi is not known.
Hygiene measures undertaken are not specified.
Origin and treatment of the irrigation water are not specified.
The movement of soil within the nursery is unknown.
Taking into consideration the above evidence and uncertainties, the Panel considers that the
transfer of the nematode within the nursery is possible.
A.3.3. Information from interceptions
In the EUROPHYT/TRACES notification database, there is one record of interception of Meloidogyne
sp. on Lonicera plants for planting from Canada, indicating that Lonicera plants can be a pathway for
Meloidogyne.
A.3.4. Evaluation of the risk mitigation options
In the table below, all the risk mitigation measures currently applied in Turkey are summarised and
an indication of their effectiveness on M. chitwoodi is provided.
Number Risk mitigation measures
Effects of the
implemented
measures on
the pest
Evaluation and uncertainties
1 Registration of the nursery
and phytosanitary
management
Yes Preplanting soil inspection
Production fields are free of Globodera pallida and
Globodera rostochiensis.
Uncertainties:
Sampling and analyses for EU quarantine
nematodes, but Meloidogyne chitwoodi (and
Meloidogyne fallax) is not targeted.
2 Growing medium Yes Clean growing medium. If EU measure on growing
media (Annex VII, point 1 –EU Reg. 2019/2072)
is followed, the growing media are pest free.
Plants in pots are placed on a jute black base
protecting plants from nematodes entering from
soil.
Uncertainties:
–Presence of defects in the soil cover
–Roots may penetrate through the jute
black base and reach the soil.
–Hygienic measures adopted to prevent
the entrance of soil on the jute base.
–Origin and treatment of the irrigation
water is not specified.
3 Pest monitoring and
inspections by the nursery
staff during the production
process
Yes Presence of nematode damage can be detected by
above-ground symptoms (that are not pest-specific
e.g. chlorosis, wilting) during the official routine
inspection carried out once a week/month/year.
Uncertainties:
–Degree to which root inspections are
performed.
–Early infections will go unnoticed.
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Number Risk mitigation measures
Effects of the
implemented
measures on
the pest
Evaluation and uncertainties
4 Pesticide treatment No Not relevant
5 Surveillance No There are surveys for M. chitwoodi in the potato-
growing regions in Turkey.
Uncertainties:
–the frequency and intensity of the survey
are not known;
–the presence of the nematode outside the
potato-growing regions;
6Official export inspections Yes Presence of nematode damage (gall formation)
can be detected at visual self-inspections.
Uncertainties:
–Degree to which root inspections of
potted plants are performed.
–Early infestation is not easy to detect.
Sampling the growing medium for nematodes.
Uncertainties:
–No information on sampling volume from
individual pots.
–No information on incubation times for
organic fraction of the sample.
Infections in single pots may go undetected.
A.3.5. Overall likelihood of pest freedom
A.3.5.1. Reasoning for a scenario which would lead to a reasonably low number
of infested consignments
•Infestation is restricted to reported provinces.
•Minor production in infested areas of Turkey.
•The soil of the nursery site was tested free for the presence of Meloidogyne spp. before the
start of the production.
•Infestation is scattered to few foci with only a few plants.
•Low pest abundance in the surrounding of the nursery.
•Irrigation water is pest free.
•Limited flow of irrigation within the nursery.
•Efficient measures are in place to prevent the introduction of the pest by soil from the
environment, or via nursery workers.
•Nurseries are specialised to L. caprifolium with high sanitation standards.
•The soil cover that was used is sufficient to protect roots to enter the soil.
•Phytosanitary hygiene is sufficient to prevent pest infestation.
•Phytosanitary measures are thoroughly applied.
•The inspections are effective in detecting the pest.
•Infestation is recognised by symptoms on older plants and detection on roots.
A.3.5.2. Reasoning for a scenario which would lead to a reasonably high number
of infested consignments
•Infestation is already widespread in Turkey.
•Major production in infested areas of Turkey.
•Nursery site is not tested for pest presence before production, e.g. no specific procedure.
•Infestation is widely spread on all possible hosts, e.g. potato fields in the surrounding.
•High abundance in the surrounding.
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•Source of irrigation water is contaminated.
•Rain and flowing irrigation water facilitate nematode spread.
•Introduction by infested soil from the surrounding (e.g. by wind) or nursery workers (e.g.
vehicles, shoes, tools).
•Many alternative hosts are present within the nurseries that could be infested (e.g. weeds),
plants with lower hygiene standards (e.g. soil contacts of plants for domestic market).
•The soil cover used is not sufficient to prevent roots from entering the soil.
•Phytosanitary hygiene is not sufficient to prevent infestation, e.g. soil in production areas,
contaminated tools, workers.
•The inspections are not effective in detecting the pest (e.g. no targeted inspections) unknown
procedure (e.g. sampling, extraction).
•Infestations are difficult to detect by specific symptoms on plants or roots.
A.3.5.3. Reasoning for a central scenario equally likely to over- or underestimate
the number of infested consignments (Median)
Considering the production system of Lonicera potted plants, the Panel assumes a lower value,
which is equally likely to over- or underestimate the number of infested plants. The value of the
median is based on:
•The soil of the nurseries is generally tested for the presence of nematodes before the start of
the production.
•Growing material (Cocos fibre/peat) can be considered as pest free.
•Infestation will not enter by propagation material.
A.3.5.4. Reasoning for the precision of the judgement describing the remaining
uncertainties (1st and 3rd quartile/interquartile range)
The interquartile range expresses high uncertainty in relation to the population pressure of
M. chitwoodi in the surrounding environment and in the nursery.
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A.3.6. Elicitation outcomes of the assessment of the pest freedom for Meloidogyne chitwoodi
The following tables show the elicited and fitted values for pest infestation/infection (Table A.7) and pest freedom (Table A.8).
The EKE results are the Weibull (0.79401, 40.231) distribution fitted with @Risk version 7.5.
Based on the numbers of estimated infested plants, the pest freedom was calculated (i.e. 10,000 –number of infested plants per 10,000). The fitted
values of the uncertainty distribution of the pest freedom are shown in Table A.8.
The EKE results are the fitted values (Figure A.4).
Table A.7: Elicited and fitted values of the uncertainty distribution of pest infestation by Meloidogyne chitwoodi per 10,000 plants.
Percentile 1% 2.5% 5% 10% 17% 25% 33% 50% 67% 75% 83% 90% 95% 97.5% 99%
Elicited values 1 15 30 65 100
EKE 1.01 1.32 2.05 4.04 7.50 12.8 19.0 34.0 52.2 62.5 73.9 84.0 92.5 97.2 100
Table A.8: The uncertainty distribution of plants free of Meloidogyne chitwoodi per 10,000 plants calculated by Table A.7
Percentile 1% 2.5% 5% 10% 17% 25% 33% 50% 67% 75% 83% 90% 95% 97.5% 99%
Values 9,900 9,935 9,970 9,985 9,999
EKE results 9,900 9,903 9,907 9,916 9,926 9,937 9,948 9,966 9,981 9,987 9,992 9,996 9,998 9,999 9,999
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Appendix B –Web of Science All Databases Search String
In the table below, the search string used in Web of Science is reported. In total, 780 were
retrieved. Titles and abstracts were screened, and 37 pests were added to the list of pests (see
Appendix C).
Web of Science All
databases
“Lonicera caprifolium”OR “L. caprifolium”OR “Honeysuckle”OR “Lonicera bella”OR
“Lonicera caucasica”OR “Lonicera etrusca”OR “Lonicera fragrantissima”OR “Lonicera
hellenica”OR “Lonicera japonica”OR “Lonicera ligustrina”OR “Lonicera nitida”OR
“Lonicera sempervirens”OR “Lonicera tatarica”
AND
“pathogen”OR “pathogenic bacteria”OR “fung*”OR oomycet* OR myce* OR bacteri*
OR virus* OR viroid* OR insect$ OR mite$ OR phytoplasm* OR arthropod* OR
nematod* OR disease$ OR infecti* OR damag* OR symptom* OR pest$ OR vector OR
hostplant$ OR “host plant$" OR “host" OR “root lesion$" OR decline$ OR infestation$
OR damage$ OR symptom$ OR dieback* OR “die back*" OR “malaise" OR aphid$ OR
curculio OR thrip$ OR cicad$ OR miner$ OR borer$ OR weevil$ OR “plant bug$" OR
spittlebug$ OR moth$ OR mealybug$ OR cutworm$ OR pillbug$ OR “root feeder$" OR
caterpillar$ OR “foliar feeder$" OR virosis OR viroses OR blight$ OR wilt$ OR wilted OR
canker OR scab$ OR “rot" OR “rots" OR “rotten" OR “damping off" OR “damping-off"
OR blister$ OR “smut" OR “mould" OR “mold" OR “damping syndrome$" OR mildew OR
scald$ OR “root knot" OR “root-knot" OR rootknot OR cyst$ OR “dagger" OR “plant
parasitic" OR “parasitic plant" OR “plant$parasitic" OR “root feeding" OR “root$feeding"
NOT
“fertil" OR “Mulching" OR “Nutrient" OR “Pruning" OR “drought”OR “human virus" OR
“animal disease" OR “plant extracts" OR “immunological" OR “purified fraction" OR
“traditional medicine" OR “medicine" OR “mammal”OR “bird”OR “human disease" OR
“toxicity" OR “weed control" OR “salt stress" OR “salinity" OR “cancer”OR
“pharmacology”OR “glucoside”OR “metabolites”OR “cross compatibility”OR “volatile”
OR “anti-inflammatory activity”OR “shelf life”OR “synthesis”OR “scent volatile”OR
“biodiesel”OR “poisoning”OR “toxicity”OR “biofertilizer”OR “cold tolerance”OR
“propagation”OR “nitrogen fixation”OR “biomass”OR “siviculture”OR “honey”OR
“heavy metal pollution”OR “bacterial community”OR “honeybee”OR “pollinator”OR
“ammino acids profile”OR “nutraceutical”OR “urban wastelands”OR “metals”OR
“Inhibitory Activity”OR “polysaccharides”OR “phylogeny”OR “scavenging effect”OR
“neuroprotective activity”
NOT
“Acronicta euphorbiae”OR “Acronicta rumicis”OR “Agraulis vanillae”OR
“Aleurocorticium griseocanum”OR “Aleurodiscus botryosus”OR “Alphitoaphis
lonicericola”OR “Alternaria sp.”OR “Amphicercidus sinilonicericola”OR “Amphicercidus
japonicus”OR “Amphisphaerella xylostei”OR “Amphisphaeriella xylostei”OR
“Anthostoma xylostei”OR “Aonidiella orientalis”OR “Aphis craccivora”OR “Aphis
crinosa”OR “Aphis fabae”OR “Aphis gossypii”OR “Aponychus spinosus”OR “Archips
fuscocupreanus”OR “Archips micaceana”OR “Armillariella tabescens”OR “Ascochyta
sarmenticia”OR “Ascochyta tenerrima”OR “Ascochyta vulgaris var. lonicerae”OR
“Ascochytulina deflectens”OR “Aspidiotus destructor”OR “Aspidiotus nerii”OR “Attacus
atlas”OR “Aulacorthum solani”OR “Aulagromyza luteoscutellata”OR “Automeris
zozine”OR “Avicennina sogdiana”OR “Avicennina turkestanica”OR “Azuritis reducta”
OR “Bispora sp.”OR “Boeremia lilacis”OR “Bonagota cranaodes”OR “Botryosphaeria
dothidea”OR “Botrytis cinerea”OR “Brachycorynella lonicerina”OR “Brevennia
lonicerae”OR “Bryobia rubrioculus”OR “Caligula boisduvali”OR “Caliroa cerasi”OR
“Camarosporium xylostei”OR “Celastrina argiolus”OR “Cephonodes hylas”OR
“Cephonodes xanthus”OR “Cercospora antipus”OR “Cercospora lonicerae”OR
“Cercospora lonicericola”OR “Cercospora periclymeni”OR “Cercospora varia”OR
“Chondrostereum purpureum”OR “Chrysomphalus dictyospermi”OR “Cilioplea
kansensis”OR “Cladosporium elegans”OR “Cladosporium herbarum”OR “Cladosporium
herbarum f. fructicola”OR “Cladosporium lonicerae”OR “Cladosporium lonicericola”OR
“Coccus hesperidum”OR “Coccus hesperidum hesperidum”OR “Colletotrichum
aotearoa”OR “Colletotrichum lonicerae”OR “Comstockaspis perniciosa”OR
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“Coniothyrium olivaceum”OR “Coniothyrium olivaceum var. lonicerae-xylostei”OR
“Coniothyrium sp.”OR “Corynespora cassiicola”OR “Coryneum populinum”OR
“Cryptostictis lonicerae”OR “Cucurbitaria ignavis”OR “Cytospora lonicerae”OR
“Dasyscyphus virgineus”OR “Dendrothele griseocana”OR “Diaporthe eres”OR
“Diatrypella ramularis”OR “Diplodia ascochytula”OR “Diplodia deflectens”OR “Diplodia
lonicerae”OR “Diplodia sp.”OR “Dothidea collecta”OR “Dothidea sambuci”OR
“Ectropis excellens”OR “Ectropis obliqua”OR “Epicoccum nigrum”OR “Erysiphe
lonicerae”OR “Erysiphe lonicerae var. ehrenbergii”OR “Erysiphe lonicerae var.
lonicerae”OR “Erysiphe lonicerae var. lonicerae”OR “Erysiphe miurae”OR “Erysiphe
polygoni”OR “Euphydryas aurinia”OR “Euphydryas phaeton”OR “Eupithecia exiguata”
OR “Eurodryas aurinia”OR “Eutypella fraxinicola”OR “Fusarium roseum var. lonicerae”
OR “Glomopsis lonicerae”OR “Gloniopsis curvata”OR “Graphiothecium sp.”OR
“Guignardia lonicerae”OR “Gypsoaphis oestlundi”OR “Halobyssus jaczewskii”OR
“Helicobasidium mompa”OR “Hemaris diffinis”OR “Hemaris fuciformis”OR
“Hemiberlesia rapax”OR “Hendersonia sarmentorum var. lonicericola”OR
“Herpobasidium deformans”OR “Heterodera zeae”OR “Heterolocha aristonaria”OR
“Heterolocha jinyinhuaphaga”OR “Honeysuckle latent carlavirus”OR “Honeysuckle
yellow vein virus”OR “Hyadaphis tataricae”OR “Hyadaphis foeniculi”OR “Hyadaphis
passerinii”OR “Hyadaphis tataricae”OR “Hyadaphis coriandri”OR “Hyalophora cecropi”
OR “Hyalophora cecropia”OR “Hypercompe scribonia”OR “Hypodryas maturna”OR
“Hyponectria lonicerae”OR “Insolibasidium deformans”OR “Irenina lonicerae”OR
“Julella lactea”OR “Julella vitrispora”OR “Kabatia mirabilis var. mirabilis”OR “Kabatia
mirabilis var. oblongifoliae”OR “Kabatia periclymeni”OR “Kabatia periclymeni var.
periclymeni”OR “Keissleriella cladophila”OR “Koroneaspis lonicerae”OR “Kutilakesa
pironii”OR “Lacanobia atlantica”OR “Ladoga camilla”OR “Lasiobotrys affinis”OR
“Lasiobotrys lonicerae”OR “Leptosphaeria caprifolii”OR “Leptosphaeria frondis”OR
“Leptosphaeria periclymeni var. tatarica”OR “Leptosphaeria surculorum”OR
“Leptothyrium lonicerae”OR “Leptothyrium periclymeni”OR “Leucaloa eugraphica”OR
“Leucanella memusae”OR “Limenitis Camilla”OR “Limenitis helmanni”OR “Limenitis
sulpitia”OR “Limenitis sydyi”OR “Limenitis trivena”OR “Lobesia coccophaga”OR
“Longiseptatispora curvata”OR “Loniceraphis paradoxa’OR “Lopholeucaspis japonica”
OR “Macrosiphum euphorbiae’OR “Marssonina staritzii”OR “Massarina eccentric”OR
“Megalopyge opercularis”OR “Melanchra adjunct”OR “Melasmia lonicerae”OR
“Melasmia sp.”OR “Meliola sp.”OR “Meloidogyne chitwoodi”OR “Meloidogyne hapla”
OR “Meloidogyne incognita”OR “Meloidogyne sp.”OR “Merismodes ochraceus”OR
“Metasphaeria anisometra”OR “Microsphaera alni”OR “Microsphaera alni”OR
“Microsphaera erlangshanensis”OR “Microsphaera lonicerae”OR “Microsphaera
lonicerae var. ehrenbergii”OR “Microsphaera lonicerae var. lonicerae”OR “Microsphaera
penicillata”OR “Microsphaera penicillata var. lonicerae”OR “Microsphaeropsis olivacea”
OR “Montagnula dura”OR “Mycosphaerella clymenia”OR “Mycosphaerella ramulorum”
OR “Myzus ornatus”OR “Myzus persicae”OR “Neotoxoptera abeliae”OR “Neptis
rivularis”OR “Oidium sp.”OR “Oiketicus kirbyi”OR “Ophiobolus lonicerae”OR
“Ophiobolus nigroclypeatus”OR “Ophiobolus periclymeni”OR “Panonychus ulmi”OR
“Parthenolecanium persicae”OR “Pellicularia koleroga”OR “Peltosphaeria vitrispora”OR
“Pestalotia cylindrical”OR “Pestalotia fautreyi”OR “Pestalotia funerea var. crassipes”OR
“Pestalotiopsis ventricosa”OR “Pestalozzina fautreyi”OR “Phaeoramularia antipus’OR
“Phenacoccus aceris”OR “Phoma lonicerae”OR “Phoma mariae”OR “Phoma minutula”
OR “Phoma oblongata”OR “Phoma tatarica”OR “Phoma xylostei”OR “Phomopsis
cryptica”OR “Phyllactinia guttata”OR “Phyllactinia suffulta”OR “Phyllactinia suffulta”
OR “Phyllocoptes xylostei”OR “Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella”OR “Phyllonorycter
fragilella”OR “Phyllonorycter lonicerae”OR “Phylloporia lonicerae”OR “Phyllosticta
alpigena”OR “Phyllosticta caprifolii”OR “Phyllosticta lonicerae”OR “Phyllosticta
nitidula”OR “Phyllosticta sp.”OR “Phyllosticta vulgaris”OR “Phyllosticta vulgaris:”OR
“Phymatotrichum omnivorum”OR “Physalospora obtuse”OR “Phytophthora pini”OR
“Phytophthora plurivora”OR “Phytophthora ramorum”OR “Phytophthora sp.”OR
“Platystomum compressum var. septemseptata”OR “Pleospora herbarum f. lonicerae”
OR “Pleospora xylostei ”OR “Polia purpurissata ”OR “Polygonia c-album ”OR
“Prociphilus dilonicerae ”OR “Prociphilus lonicerae ”OR “Prociphilus trinus ”OR
“Prociphilus umarovi ”OR “Prociphilus xylostei ”OR “Protopulvinaria pyriformis ”OR
“Pseudaulacaspis loncerae ”OR “Pseudocercospora lonicericola ”OR “Pseudocercospora
lonicerigena ”OR “Pseudococcus comstocki ”OR “Pseudococcus viburni ”OR “Puccinia
festucae ”OR “Puto barberi ”OR “Pythium sp. ”OR “Ramularia lonicerae ”OR
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“Rhabdospora lonicerae ”OR “Rhabdospora xylostei ”OR “Rhagoletis cerasi ”OR
“Rhizoctonia solani ”OR “Rhopalomyzus codonopsidis ”OR “Rhopalomyzus lonicerae”
OR “Rhopalomyzus poae”OR “Rhytisma lonicericola”OR “Rosellinia arausiaca”OR
“Rosellinia etrusca”OR “Rothschildia arethusa”OR “Rothschildia aurota”OR
“Rothschildia Hesperus”OR “Sanghuangporus ligneous”OR “Sclerotium delphinii”OR
“Seimatosporium lonicerae”OR “Semiaphis aizenbergi”OR “Semiaphis heraclei”OR
“Semiaphis nolitangere”OR “Semiaphis sphondylii”OR “Septoria lonicerae-maackii”OR
“Septoria sp.”OR “Septoria xylostei" OR “Sibine geyeri”OR “Sibine trimacula”OR
“Spaeropsis sp.”OR “Sphaerella collina”OR “Sphaeropsis punctum”OR “Sphaeropsis
xylostei”OR “Sphinx ligustri”OR “Stemphylium globuliferum”OR “Stenella lonicericola”
OR “Strickeria ignavis”OR “Stromatostysanus pungens”OR “Swezeyula lonicerae”OR
“Synanthedon soffneri”OR “Systremma lonicerae”OR “Teichospora ignavis”OR
“Tetranychus ludeni’OR “Tetranychus mcdanieli”OR “Tetranychus urticae”OR
“Tichospora sp.”OR “Tobacco streak virus”OR “Trichopezizella barbata”OR
“Trichosiphonaphis cortices”OR “Trichosiphonaphis foliotus”OR “Trichosiphonaphis
lonicerae”OR “Trichosiphonaphis polygonifoliae”OR “Trichosiphonaphis
polygoniformosana”OR “Trichosiphonaphis sp.”OR “Unaspis euonymi”OR “Valsa
decorticans”OR “Verticillium albo-atrum”OR “Verticillium dahlia”OR “Whitebreadia
andoi”OR “Whitebreadia sibirica”OR “Xylella fastidiosa’OR “Xylella fastidiosa subsp.
Multiplex”OR “Zasmidium lonicericola”OR “Zygophiala jamaicensis”
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Appendix C –Excel file with the pest list of Lonicera spp.
Appendix Ccan be found in the online version of this output (in the ‘Supporting information’
section): https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7014
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