Pine Wood Nematode

Information Web Page

Photo: Mactode Publications

 

This web page displays information related to the pine wood nematode relevant to the forest sector.

 

About

Following a request for this web page from the Pine Wood Nematode Group, the page was initiated by the former EFIATLANTIC, the EFI Atlantic Regional Office, in the framework of the FORRISK project.

The Pine Wood Nematode Group gathers people interested in a continuous exchange of information on this topic in order to be able to inform and support administrative bodies, scientists and stakeholders about Pine wood nematode risks and contribute to its mitigation.

The formation of this group was an outcome of Nematode Day, an event held in Spain in 2011, during which decision makers and forest sector organisations were provided with up-to-date information about the Pine wood nematode problem in the Iberian Peninsula.

 

Legal Framework

Many EU decisions refer to the Pine wood nematode; some of them were summarised during the Nematode Day in 2011 and in a summary produced by UNAC.

  • Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community. This directive defines all the treatments required on wood products coming from Portugal in annexa and phytosanitary documents required for at risk materials.
  • Decision 2006/133/EC requiring Member States to temporarily take additional measures against the dissemination of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al . (the pine wood nematode) regarding areas in Portugal, other than those in which it is known not to occur. This decision was abrogated in 2012 (including 2009 modifications).
  • Decision 2012/535/EU on emergency measures to prevent the spread within the Union of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al. (the pine wood nematode).
  • Decision 2015/226/EU on emergency measures to prevent the spread within the Union of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner et Buhrer) Nickle et al . (the pine wood nematode). In particular it amends the definition of susceptible wood. This is the new decision in force.

The reference norm for wood product treatment is the one defined by the FAO in its document International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (2005):

  • ISPM n°15  Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade (page 173).

 

Ongoing European Actions

 

Legal actions

  • Audits

DG Sanco (Directorate General for Health and Consumer Affairs) regularly conducts audits to ensure that EU regulation is applied properly, especially in the buffer zone between Portugal and Spain:

The three latest EU audit reports are available for download:

Portugal: 2014, 2013, 2012
Spain: 2014, 2012, 2011

For older reports consult the European Commission audit report web page.

 

  • Pine wood nematode foci outside of continental Portugal

Click on each infested zone to find out its current status and history:

 

Information missing? Contribute to keeping this map updated !

 

Latest update (10/11/2016)

Please contribute by sending any relevant and up-to-date information to Christophe Orazio christophe.orazio @ efi.int Thank you!

 

Research actions
 

  • IUFRO Working Party 7.02.10 - Pine Wilt Disease: an information exchange to advance understanding of PWD as an insect-borne infectious challenge to pine trees and pine ecosystems and to advance control strategies and tactics. 
  • PHRAME project (Plant Health Risk and Monitoring Evaluation): QLK5-CT-2002-00672: Development of improved pest risk analysis techniques for quarantine pests, using pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, in Portugal as a model system
  • REPHRAME project: Research Extending Plant Health Risk and Monitoring Evaluation. At the heart of the REPHRAME project is the development of a simple web-based interface Pine Wood Nematode Tool Kit (PTK) to provide analysed data from the project as well as a raft of new practical advice, new and improved methodologies available for tackling the pest.

 

Events

 

 

Organisations Involved in Pine Wood Nematode Management

 

Many organisations are directly involved in the monitoring and control of the Pine wood nematode. Some key contacts are listed below:

 

In Europe


European Commission
Health and Consumer Directorate General
Food and Veterinary Office
GRAN 0/0240
Grange, Dunsany, Co Meath
Ireland

 

In Portugal


The administration supervises the planning and coordination of actions

Autoridad Florestal Nacional 
Av. João Crisóstomo n.º 26-28
1069-040 LISBOA

The ICNF is in charge of all the technical work for the administration (web pages, protocols, etc). On the following pages, all activities related to Pine wood nematode are reported with maps.

Instituto de Conservaçao de naturaleza e das Florestas
Lisboa

Forest owner associations are in charge of identifying damaged trees and monitoring insect populations, for example:

FORESTIS
Rua de Santa Catarina, 753, 4000 - 454 Porto .
Tel. +351 22 2073130/1 Fax. +351 22 2073139

 

In Spain

The departments in charge of each part of the contingency activity are listed in a risk management plan available on the Ministry of Agriculture website.This document provides information about nematode life cycles and says that in each region a team for emergency management has to be established. We have listed some of the regional bodies involved in the process in Spain below:

Andalucia

Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca
Dirección General de la producción Agrícola y Ganadera
Servicio de Sanidad Vegetal

Consejería de Medio Ambiente
Dirección General de Gestión del Medio Natural
Servicio de Gestión Forestal Sostenible

Risk Management Plan

 

Asturias

Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Rural
Dirección General de Ganadería y Agroalimentación
Servicio de Modernización y Fomento Asociativo (Sección de Sanidad vegetal)

Risk Management Plan

 

Castilla la Mancha

Consejería de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural

Dirección General de Producción Agropecuaria

Dirección General de Política Forestal

 

Castilla Léon

Consejería de Medio Ambiente
Dirección General del Medio Natural
Servicio de Defensa del Medio Natural (Sección de Sanidad Forestal)

Centro de Sanidad Forestal de Calabazanos

Risk Management Plan

 

Extremadura

Consejería de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural
Dirección General de Explotaciones Agrarias y Calidad  Alimentaria
Servicio de Sanidad Vegetal

Risk Management Plan

 

Galicia

Consellería do Medio Rural

Dirección General de Producción, Industrias y Calidad Agroalimentaria
Subdirección General de Producción Agraria Sostenible y Calidad Agroalimentaria
Servicio de Producción Agraria Sostenible y Sanidad Vegetal


Dirección General de Montes e Industrias Forestales
Subdirección General de Recursos Forestales
Servicio de Producción e Industrias Forestales

Risk Management Plan

 

Illes Balears

Govern Illes Balears

Consejería de Medio Ambiente, Agricultura Y Pesca
Servicio de Sanidad Forestal

Risk Management Plan

 

In France

All actions are coordinated by the following department of the Ministry of Agriculture:

Département Santé de Forêt
Ministère de l’agriculture, de l’agroalimentaire et de la forêt
Direction générale de l’alimentation
Sous-Direction de la qualité et de la protection des végétaux
251 rue de Vaugirard 75732 Paris cedex 15
Tél : +33 (0)1.49.55.51.94 - Fax : +33 (0)1.49.55.59.49 

 

[Other countries are not taken into account for the moment, but can be added on request]

 

Publications of Interest


Many publications about the pine wood nematode are available in local languages. Here you have a selection of the most relevant :

 

Français

 

Castellano

 

Português

  1. http://www.forestis.pt/forestis/multimedia/File/ficha_NMP_1.pdf
  2. http://www.sra.pt/DRF/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=264Itemid=173lang=pt

 

English