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Pest Risk Management

PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.

Legislation

Council Directive 2000/29/EC
sets out the restrictions and protective measures which aim to protect plant health within the Community.

Plant Pests & Diseases

Under plant health legislation, a number of plant pests and diseases are classified as quarantine organisms and are therefore subject to statutory control. See our What's new page to stay in touch with the latest findings and new developments to come from the Plant Health teams at Fera.

For further information see our plant pest and disease factsheets. We have also produced a number of informative videos, available on our YouTube channel.

High profile pests and diseases
Chalara Ash Dieback Potato ring rot
Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae Potato brown rot
Other Phytophthora Species Potato cyst nematodes
Citrus longhorn beetle (Anoplophora chinensis) Angular leaf spot on strawberry (Xanthomonas fragariae)
Asian longhorn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Tobacco Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci)
South American tomato moth (Tuta absoluta) Tomato diseases
Epitrix (Potato flea beetle) Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera)

Anyone finding or suspecting the presence of a quarantine organism must contact their local Fera Plant Health and Seeds Inspector (PHSI) immediately.