Since 2022, EFSA has involved 130 experts to support the European Commission in the revision of the current list of priority pests – quarantine pests that pose the most serious threats to the EU environment and its agriculture. The assessment focused on the analysis of biological and ecological data to estimate how the pests would spread and what impact they would have if introduced to EU territory. After shortlisting the most relevant pests, 47 pest species were examined, including the current 20 EU priority pests.
“This work contributes to improving the EU’s preparedness against the…