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Work of the EPPO / IOBC P anel on biological control agents
Author(s) -
Orlinski A. D.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/epp.12309
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , business , control (management) , computer science , programming language , artificial intelligence
EPPO started work on biological control agents ( BCA s) in 1996, and the joint EPPO / IOBC P anel was established in 1997. The history of the P anel is provided and EPPO Standards developed by the P anel are described. These S tandards are: PM 6/1 ‘ First import of exotic biological control agents for research under contained conditions ’, PM 6/2 ‘ Import and release of non‐indigenous biological control agents ’ and PM 6/3 ‘ List of biological control agents widely used in the EPPO region ’. The last of these has been annually updated as a ‘ Positive List ’ of BCA s for which EPPO recommends its member countries to use a simplified procedure for import and releases. EPPO activities in biological control have been focused on the safety aspects of the introduction of invertebrate BCA s. However, the scope of EPPO 's work in this area is now under review, and a number of issues are being considered by the W orking P arty on P hytosanitary R egulations. These include the remit of the P anel and S tandards in relation to micro‐organisms, the evaluation of potential environmental benefits as well as potential risks from releases and the potential for use of BCA s against regulated pests and those recommended for regulation.