Surveying for Plant Pests: ISPM Terminology

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Surveying for Plant Pests ISPM Terminology

• Graeme Evans Teresa McMaugh

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Structure of the Presentation

• Overarching Reasons for plant surveys
• Biosecurity
• Trade and Quarantine
• Pest Management
• General surveillance
• Three types of specific surveys
• Detection
• Monitoring
• Delimiting

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General Surveillance

• Does not involve field surveys
• A term used to describe the compilation of all
  existing information about the distribution of
  pests (see ISPM 6).
• Species-based records
• Publications, journals, reports

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Detection Surveys

• A survey conducted in an area to determine if
  pests are present (ISPM 5)
• Involve looking for pests if not known to be
  present in the area
• Carried out for
• Developing pest lists/host lists
• Establishing PFAs, PFPP, PFPS
• Early detection of pests on areas vulnerable to
  new pest invasions
• Examine for quarantine breaches

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Monitoring Surveys

• .on going survey to verify the characteristics
  of a pest population. (ISPMs)
• Carried out to
• Assist with pest management
• To establish and monitor an Area of Low Pest
  Prevalence (ALPP)