PEST RISK ANALYSIS (PRA) TRAINING Group Exercises Manual
PEST RISK ANALYSIS (PRA) TRAINING Group Exercises Manual
PEST RISK ANALYSIS (PRA) TRAINING Group Exercises Manual
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<strong>PEST</strong> <strong>RISK</strong> <strong>ANALYSIS</strong> <strong>TRAINING</strong> - GROUP EXERCISES MANUAL GROUP EXERCISE NO. 8<br />
GROUP EXERCISE NO. 8 – <strong>PEST</strong> <strong>RISK</strong> ASSESSMENT REVIEW<br />
Example No. 1 – Butternut Canker<br />
SCENARIO: Several European countries have received requests to import nursery<br />
stock plants of walnut (Juglans spp.) from North America. The request is to import<br />
field grown 2-4 year old bareroot plants from northeastern US states.<br />
At their request, the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization<br />
(EPPO) has agreed to conduct a <strong>PRA</strong>. One of the primary pests of concern is the<br />
butternut canker (Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum).<br />
Using the pest facts sheet provided for Butternut Canker in <strong>Group</strong> Exercise No. 2,<br />
Pest Categorisation:<br />
• Complete as much of the Pest Risk Assessment Summary Table below as<br />
possible.<br />
• Identify further information that is required to complete the Pest Risk<br />
Assessment<br />
Initiation point<br />
STAGE 1: INITIATION<br />
<strong>PRA</strong> area<br />
Pest identity<br />
STAGE 2: <strong>PEST</strong> <strong>RISK</strong> ASSESSMENT<br />
Pest type<br />
Present in <strong>PRA</strong> area?<br />
Meets specifications of<br />
the definition of a<br />
quarantine pest?<br />
Type(s) and volumes of<br />
pathways<br />
Yes [__] No [__] Comment:<br />
Yes [__] No [__] Comment:<br />
Probability of entry<br />
Probability of<br />
establishment<br />
Probability of spread<br />
Overall probability of<br />
introduction and spread<br />
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