Berlin, Anna
- Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as 'High risk plants, plant products and other objects'. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by (a) rooted plants in pots and (b) bare root plants and whips of Lonicera ligustrina var. pileata, L. ligustrina var. yunnanensis and Lonicera periclymenum from the United Kingdom (UK). The assessment was performed considering the available scientific information, including the technical information provided by the UK. All pests potentially associated with the commodities were evaluated against specific criteria. Five EU-quarantine pests [honeysuckle yellow vein virus (HYVV, Begomovirus macrotylomae), Bemisia tabaci, Meloidogyne fallax, Phytophthora ramorum and Scirtothrips dorsalis], present in the UK and which could be associated with the commodity, were considered relevant for this Opinion. No pests non-regulated in the EU were identified to be selected for further evaluation.
Keywords
European Union; honeysuckle; Lonicera spp.; pathway risk assessment; plant health; plant pest
Published in
EFSA Journal
2026, volume: 24, number: 1, article number: e9805
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Botany
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2026.9805
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/146991