Surveys of viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas of fruit crops Updated 30 January 2026 (Version 1). Taxonomy: phytoplasmas, viruses, viroids (AFCVD0, APLPV0, APNMV0, BLMOV0, CRLV00, CRMAV0, CRV000, CTLAV0, GINV00, GRBAV0, GVCV00, PCMV00, PHYP07, PHYP64, PHYPAU, P...

📢New EFSA Pest Survey Cards: Surveillance of regulated #viruses, #viroids and #phytoplasmas of Cydonia, Fragaria, Malus, Prunus, Pyrus, Ribes, Rubus and Vitis in the EU

Here is the guide for using these pest survey cards🍎🍏:
link.europa.eu/TTpgVh

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Symptoms of melon yellowing-associated virus on melon plants. (a) Yellowing of leaves of field-grown plant. (b) Mottling and yellowing (arrows) on leaves of graft-inoculated plant. (c) Mature stage of yellowing symptom on leaves of inoculated plant (Source: Nagata et al., 2010, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-010-0241-6).

📢New EFSA Pest survey card🔍

📖 The pest survey card on Melon yellowing-associated virus (MYaV) is now available.

It supports surveillance and early detection efforts to help protect plant health across the EU. 🌱

➡️ link.europa.eu/HWgq3H

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Symptoms and signs (pycnidia) caused by Phyllosticta spp. on leaves: A) tan spots with darker brown border, caused by Phyllosticta sp. on pawpaw (Asimina triloba) leaves; (B) leaf lesions with pycnidia of P. cotoneaster on Cotoneaster sp. Similar symptoms and signs are caused by P. solitaria on its hosts. Apple blotch symptoms caused by Phyllosticta arbutifolia, a taxon closely related to P. solitaria, on Malus domestica fruits: (C) blotchy lesions with pycnidia (red arrows), (D) reddish to brown blotches. (Sources: Source: Paul Bachi, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, Bugwood.org (A, B, D); Cheryl Kaiser, University of Kentucky, Bugwood.org (D)).

📢The Pest Survey Card on #Phyllosticta solitaria is now live!

🔎Discover our interactive #StoryMap and gain insights into detection and delimiting surveys for this pest: link.europa.eu/VCvWj8

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Ring rot symptoms of Botryosphaeria dothidea on apples; similar symptoms are also caused by B. kuwatsukai (Source: University of Georgia Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org)

📖🔎 Have you explored the #EFSA Pest Survey Card gallery yet?

New Story Maps are now available — including one on Botryosphaeria kuwatsukai, a pathogen affecting apple and pear trees 🍎🍐

🔗 link.europa.eu/3wmR3g

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Adult of Sternochetus mangiferae. Source: Juliana Cardona-Duque, University of Puerto Rico, Bugwood.org

Mango (Mangifera indica L.) tree. Source: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

#Sternochetus mangiferae feeds on #mangoes. Infested fruits can be identified by opening the seed longitudinally 🥭

🔎Learn more on the EFSA pest survey card: link.europa.eu/VxwvfJ

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Swollen, infected cone of Pinus spp. by Cronartium strobilinum (Source: USDA Forest Service, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org)

(A) Telia of Cronartium coleosporoides on Castilleja sp. leaf; (B) telia of C. comandrae on Comandra sp. leaf; (C) telia of C. occidentale on Ribes sp. leaf; (D) telia of C. quercuum on Quercus sp. leaf (E) close-up view of telia of C. quercuum on Quercus sp. leaf. (Sources: USDA Forest Service – Northern and Intermountain Region, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org (A); USDA Forest Service – Forest Health Protection Intermountain Region – Ogden, UT, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org (B, C); EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs, Quebec, Canada (D, E))

🌿The life cycle of fungi can be very complex

Take non-EU Cronartium spp.: these fungi complete their cycle either on Pinus spp. or on Pinus spp. and dicotyledonous plants.

Learn more about key aspects for EU surveillance:

🔗 link.europa.eu/pP4yJB

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Neofusicoccum laricinum Updated 16 April 2025 (Version 1). Taxonomy: fungi (GUIGLA). Host plants: coniferous trees. Regulation: quarantine pests.

🧫 #Neofusicoccum laricinum is a fungal pathogen that affects larch and Douglas fir.

🌲 Learn how to survey this pathogen, a threat to EU forests:

🔗 link.europa.eu/xR8QVP

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Disease cycle of palm lethal yellowing phytoplasmas and life cycle of their vector, Haplaxius crudus (Source: Luka Mustapic, created in BioRender.com https://app.biorender.com/)

🌴 Do you know the quarantine pests that are threatening #palms?

Palm lethal yellowing #phytoplasmas and the insect #HaplaxiusCrudus are among them.

📖Learn about their detection strategies in the EFSA Story Map:

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Damage to fruits by Grapholita spp.: (A) damaged apple fruit with frass ejection of G. inopinata; (B) larva and frass of G. inopinata inside an apple; C) blossom end of apple fruit showing typical injury with frass ejection of G. prunivora; D) larva of G. prunivora in the fruit of Crataegus holmesiana (Source: EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Evgeny Akulov (A–B), New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Bugwood.org (C); P.J. Chapman, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Bugwood.org (D)).

Three species of #Grapholita are Union quarantine #pests in the EU
🔎Take a look at the EFSA pest survey card to learn how to perform risk-based surveys for these pests!

🔗 link.europa.eu/dmwCmR

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Cysts of: Margarodes capensis (A), Margarodes trimeni (B), Margarodes greeni (C) and Margarodes vredendalensis (D). (Source: EPPO Global Database, courtesy of ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij (South Africa) (A-C); C.A. de Klerk, Nietvoorbij Institute for Viticulture and Oenology, Bugwood.org (D)).

❓ What’s in this picture?

These are Margarodidae – also known as ground pearls. They can survive in the soil for long periods as resilient cysts.

🔎Learn more and explore their Pest Survey Cards: link.europa.eu/g8mWH9 and link.europa.eu/kp3Yhj

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Symptoms and signs of Pseudocercorspora pini-densiflorae (yellowish bands and black stomata) on a 2-years-old seedling on Pinus thunbergii

🌲 #Pseudocercospora pini-densiflorae is a pathogen of conifers, impacting both urban and forest ecosystems.

🔎 Early detection is essential to prevent spread and mitigate ecological and economic impacts.

EFSA #StoryMap 🔗 link.europa.eu/bWC3cG

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Vineyards (Vitis spp.) (Source: Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org)

Different life stages of Daktulosphaira vitifoliae: (A) eggs, (B) larva on root of grapevine, (C) female with eggs and (D) adult (Sources: EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Biologische Bundesanstalt, Institute für Pflanzenschutz im Weinbau (DE) (A); EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Denis Kasatkin (B, C); EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Jean-François Germain, Plant Health Laboratory, Montpellier (FR) (D)).

🔎Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, commonly known as grapevine #phylloxera, is an invasive #pest of #grapevines and a protected zone quarantine pest in Cyprus.

📖Explore the newly published EFSA interactive Story Map: link.europa.eu/F4Y8Pd

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Adult of Carposina sasakii (Source: Mark Dreiling, Bugwood.org)

Apple fruit infested by Carposina sasakii. Oozing produced by larval penetration into the fruit can be observed (Source: EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Zhiwei Zhang (College of Forestry, Shanxi Agricultural University, China))

📢The Pest Survey Card on #Carposina sasakii is now live!

🔎Discover our interactive #StoryMap and gain insights into detection and delimiting surveys for this pest: link.europa.eu/9yVJy7

🌱 #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

(A) Egg, (B) larva, and (C) pupa in a saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia) fruit and (D) adult of Anthonomus quadrigibbus (Source: EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Joseph Moisan-De Serres, MAPAQ, Canada (A-D))

Examples of natural and human assisted-spread of Anthonomus quadrigibbus (Sources: Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org (background); EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Joseph Moisan-De Serres, MAPAQ, Canada (A. quadrigibbus adult); Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org (apple fruits).

📢 New Pest Survey Card: #AnthonomusQuadrigibbus

This weevil is a pest of #fruit trees including apples, pears, and sour cherries 🍎🍐🍒.

Explore our interactive #StoryMap to learn more about detection strategies:

🔗 link.europa.eu/YgnGVY

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Anthonomus bisignifer adult (Source: Pest and Diseases Image Library, Bugwood.org)

Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier [chiloensis × virginiana]) cultivation (Source: Ko Ko Maung, Bugwood.org)

📢New pest survey card: #Anthonomus bisignifer & A. signatus

👉Protect strawberries and other important crops from these pests. Strengthen your surveillance efforts with this resource.

🌱 #PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork

Paysandisia archon: (A) eggs on palm fibres; (B) dissected palm trunk showing larvae; (C) pupae; (D) pupae in cocoon; (E) pupal exuviae on the outside of the stipe; (F) adult (wingspan 6–11 cm) (Source: courtesy of Tatjana Masten Milek (A–F))

Life cycle of Paysandisia archon (Source: courtesy of Luka Mustapic, created in BioRender.com, https://app.biorender.com/)

🦋 Have you seen the EFSA #PestSurveyCard on #Paysandisia #archon?

Understanding its life cycle is crucial for effective pest #surveillance across the EU. This card offers key insights to help protect our ecosystems and agriculture.

🔍 Check details here: europa.eu/!HvPVvw

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#Pathogens that can infect #palmtrees in the EU include #Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis.

A #PestSurveyCard for this pathogen is available at: europa.eu/!qHJtfH

Check out the document to explore the recommended detection and identification procedure.

🌱 #PlantHealth #SurveillanceNetwork

NEW - non-EU Gymnosporangium spp. Updated 03 July 2025 (Version 1). Taxonomy: fungi. Host plants: coniferous trees, ornamentals, pome fruits, other. Regulation: quarantine pests.

📢The #PestSurveCard on non-EU #Gymnosporangium spp. has just been published.

🔍Check out this new document that supports the #surveillance in the EU of these plant pathogenic #fungi🌳

europa.eu/!hJnCBV

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🌿 New week, new pest survey cards! 🌿

📍 The EFSA Pest Survey Card Gallery has a lot of fresh Story Maps—ready for you to explore!

🔎 Have you checked them out yet?

👉 europa.eu/!jCcdTn

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(A) Larva and (B) adult of Saperda candida (Sources: © James Solomon, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org (A); © Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry , Bugwood.org)

Symptoms of Saperda candida on Borkhausenia intermedia: (A) larval galleries, (B) section of infested trunk with larval galleries, (C) exit holes on trunk, (D) detail of exit hole with characteristic round shape; and on Malus domestica: (E) opened trunk with larval galleries, (F) exit hole at the base of the trunk (Sources: © EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Peter Baufeld (JKI, Kleinmachnow, DE) (A–E); © Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources – Forestry, Bugwood.org (F))

🌳#Saperda candida is one of the pest to watch out for in #FruitTrees

🔍Visual examination for symptoms and signs should be performed by inspecting the trunk at ground level

europa.eu/!trWrxj

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Symptoms of Gremmeniella abietina on Pinus EPPO Global Database, courtesy of Institut für Pflanzenschutz im Forst, BBA (DE)

🌲Gremmeniella abietina is the causal agent of shoot #dieback and canker on #Pinus and other #conifers
🔍Discover key insights for surveillance in the EFSA #PestSurveyCard
▶️ europa.eu/!Hwqr3F
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Pathogen cycle of chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus (EFSA Pest Survey Card on chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus, © courtesy of Luka Mustapic, created in BioRender.com)

🌿 Curious about the Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus? 🌿

🔍 Explore the EFSA #PestSurveyCard to uncover its lifecycle, target population, and much more.

▶️ europa.eu/!xqWrGV

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Adult of Apriona germari EPPO Global Database courtesy of Franck Hérard

💡The pest survey card on #Apriona cinerea, A. germari and A. rugicollis is now available! 🌿

🔍 Explore how to survey these pests:
efsa.europa.eu/plants/plant...
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🌱 EFSA Plant Pest Surveillance Network is hosting its 5th meeting today and tomorrow at EFSA headquarters! Experts are coming together to strengthen plant health surveillance across Europe. Let’s protect our crops and ecosystems! 🌍 #PlantHealth #EFSA #SurveillanceNetwork