The paper discusses the necessity to carry out the case-base teaching method in teaching of Plant Quarantine according to the characteristics of Plant Quarantine. The application of case-based teaching method in Plant Quarantine course, which the fire ant Solenopsis invita invasion was as a case...

In recent years, in Bucharest and in other urban centres in our country began to be placed Platanus spp. trees. In the area of Bucharest, in the year 2014 was an extension of two dangerous Platanus' pests [The sycamore lace bug (Corythucha ciliata Say, 1832 - Hemiptera: Tingidae) and leaf-mining...

Achatina fulica, the terrestrial snail among the 100 worst invasive alien species listed by the World Conservation Union, is widely distributed around the world. In this paper, occurrence history, distribution, biological characteristics, damage status and control methods of A. fulica in China were ...

The EFSA Panel on Plant Health was requested by the European Commission to assess the risk to plant health in the European Union if the Australian bud-galling wasp Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae was released for the control of the invasive alien plant Acacia longifolia in Portugal. T....

The bark beetle Pityogenes scitus Blandford was previously recorded from China (Tibet), Nepal, India and Pakistan, and its host plants included Cedrus deodara, Pinus wallichiana, P. gerardiana, and P. roxburghii. In Beijing, it invades the unhealthy stem and branches of the lacebark pine, P....

Oriental chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) considered to be one of the most harmful pests of sweet chestnut varieties in the world has been recorded at the end of week of April 2014 for the first time in Turkey. It was observed in a few chestnut groves and ...

To provide the basis for the quarantine and control of Mikania micrantha H. B. K. for our country, the invasive risk of Mikania micrantha to China was qualitatively analyzed from the following aspects in this paper; (1) the distribution and attention at home and abroad, (2) biological...

Hevea brasiliensis (natural rubber) is an important commodity to the economy of Sri Lanka. The natural rubber industry is under threat from a deadly disease, South American leaf blight (SALB), and this disease is of historical interest since is the factor hindering the development of natural rubber ...

The flies of the genus Anastrepha are one of the most important pests affecting Colombian fruit production. Knowing the diversity of species that can be found in a given area is the first step leading to the conduction of the necessary studies to establish adequate management technologies. Besides...

Biological invasions by alien pest species greatly increased in Europe and Italy, particularly during the last two or three decades. More than 500 alien insect species are reported altogether for Italy, as mentioned on the European database-list published on the website of the DAISIE project...