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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in its update to the rapid risk assessment of 31.10.2016 states that the Zika epidemic remains a significant concern for public health, especially for travelers to infected zones abroad.
The EPPO Council reiterates that “Intercontinental movement of soil associated with plants for planting is high risk for plant health”, with possible introduction of pests.
Meloidogyne graminicola Golden & Brichfield 1965 (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae), aka rice root knot nematode, has been detected by the Piedmont Plant Health Service on 25 rice fields in two provinces.
The tropical green seaweed Halimeda incrassata (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) is reported for the first time from the Mediterranean Sea. Plants were observed at 2 sites off Mallorca island (NW Mediterranean), and species identification was confirmed molecularly.
A recently published JRC-led article presents the role and activities of the EASIN Editorial Board (EB), a voluntary group of taxonomic experts responsible for data quality assurance and updates of the EASIN catalogue.
A Consortium including Universities, Research Centers, Civilian Associations, Beekepers and Citizens is managing a LIFE project STOPVESPA (LIFE14/NAT/IT/001128 STOPVESPA
We are glad to inform that the Marine Mediterranean Invasive Alien Species Database (MAMIAS) and the Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre (NBIC) have joined the EASIN network of data partners. Their spatial data are available through specific filters in the EASIN mapping tool.
The Obama flatworm (Obama nungara), which can be up to 7 cm long, is a predator of earthworms and land snails, thereby endangering soil fertility and wildlife.
EASIN Geodatabase is currently under maintenance and a thorough revision to ensure improved reliability and efficiency.
The paper reports the first Mediterranean sighting of the emperor red snapper, Lutjanus sebae (Cuvier, 1816), on the basis of one specimen sampled in Saronikos Gulf. It was possible to trace its entire life in Greece, from the presence in a local pet store to its intentional release in nature and subsequent collection.
Several specimens of Microcosmus anchylodeirus Traustedt, 1883 were successively collected by divers along the shores of southern Corsica.
Two new EPPO Standards on Xylella fastidiosa have been published in the EPPO Bulletin and are freely available from the Internet (via the Wiley-Blackwell website of the EPPO Bulletin, early view).
The leaf-mining fly Hydrellia lagarosiphon (Diptera: Ephydridae) is being considered as a classical biological control agent in New Zealand and Ireland against the invasive species Lagarosiphon major, alien species of Union concern under EU Regulation 1143/2014.
The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) is looking for a highly motivated scientist to take a lead role in developing this field, both through analysis of existing studies and data as well as primary research
The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) has been found in the Tetbury area of Gloucestershire – the first time the hornet has been discovered in the UK.