The aim of the project is to assess the pest risks associated with trade of ornamental plants to the health of the Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish coniferous forests in present and future climates. A database of pests that could threaten major coniferous forestry species will be prepared. The main pest species of importance and the commodities that can act as pathway of introduction will be identified. The climate suitability for the pests will be assessed, based on the current climate and based on the future warmer climate. The project will identify which of the main pest species of importance potentially may fulfil the criteria to become regulated pests within the European Union according to the new EU regulation 2016/2031.The project is done in a collaboration between the risk assessment research unit at Finnish Food Safety Authority, the unit for risk assessment at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM).
Project group
Mariela Marinova-Todorova (Finnish Food Authority)
Juha Tuomola (Finnish Food Authority)
Salla Hannunen (Finnish Food Authority)
Johanna Boberg (SLU)
Niklas Björklund (SLU)
Micael Wendell (VKM)
Daniel Flø (VKM)
Timetable
2018 - 2020
Funding
VKM, SLU and Ruokavirasto
Project deliverables
, , , , and (2020) Screening potential pests of Nordic coniferous forests associated with trade in ornamental plants. EPPO Bulletin 50(2): 314– 332. https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12667
Further information
juha.tuomola@foodauthority.fi