EFSA Bactrocera Zonata Pest Report and Datasheet for EU Priority Pest Ranking

Two files are part of outputs from European Commission mandate M-2017-0056. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) produced these materials, which include a pest report and datasheet for Bactrocera zonata, to support ranking it as a candidate EU priority plant pest under Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.

Use Cases

• Ranking quarantine pests for regulatory priority based on the described pest biology and impact.
• Informing plant protection measures based on the pest report's technical assistance findings.
• Supporting risk assessment frameworks using the structured datasheet format mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Produced by the authoritative European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) under a formal Commission mandate.
• Part of a structured set of 28 datasheets and 28 pest reports for candidate pests, indicating a consistent methodology.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Collection Method

Produced under technical assistance mandate M-2017-0056 from the European Commission, involving expert knowledge elicitation (EKE) and review.

Geography

European Union (focus on pest threats to the EU)