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 />
Example No. 3 – Woolly Cup Grass<br />
SCENARIO: Routine sampling of seed imports by the Canadian Food Inspection<br />
Agency has led to the detection of woolly cup grass (Eriochloa villosa) seeds in millet<br />
seed for planting. Woolly cup grass is listed as a prohibited noxious weed in Canada’s<br />
national seed regulations. A <strong>PRA</strong> has been initiated to determine if it should also be<br />
considered as a plant quarantine pest.<br />
Using the pest facts sheet provided for Woolly cup grass in <strong>Group</strong> Exercise No. 2, Pest<br />
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 <strong>PRA</strong><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 />
Sources of uncertainty<br />
Potential direct economic<br />
consequences<br />
Potential direct<br />
environmental<br />
consequences<br />
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