Situation of R. ferrugineus in Spain

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1 Situation of R. ferrugineus in Spain Red palm weevil Control Strategy for Europe I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E Valencia, Spain 5-6 May 2010 José Mª Cobos Suárez Subdirector General Adjunto SG de la Sanidad de la Producción Primaria

2 PERSONALITIES OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGIONS WHO HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE ELABORATION Pilar Garrido y Gervasio Vicente Tapia (Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca. Andalucía) Antonio D. González y Rosa Pilar Martín (Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación. Canarias) Jordi Giné y Victor Sarto (Departamento de Agricultura, Alimentación y Acción Rural. Cataluña) María del Pino Baraja y Amparo Ferrer (Consejería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. Comunidad Valenciana) Josep Xavier Nadal y Josep Rosselló (Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca. Islas Baleares) Francisco José Gonzaléz (Consejería de Agricultura y Agua. Región de Murcia)

3 CONTENTS Importance of palm trees in Spain Historical and Legislative evolution of R.ferrugineus Pest strategy Special features Results Conclusions

4 IMPORTANCE OF PALM TREES IN SPAIN

5 Importance of palm trees in Spain World heritage palm groves Elche (largest palm grove in Europe. Rated as a World heritage Site by UNESCO) Economic Important producer within the EU Environmental Endemic forests

6 Importance of palm trees in Spain Cultural and Socioeconomic White palm ( palma blanca ) Landscaping Turistic Social

7 HISTORICAL AND LEGISLATIVE EVOLUTION OF R. ferrugineus

8 Historical and Legislative evolution of R. ferrugineus First outbreak of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus 1995 Granada (Andalucía) GRANADA (ANDALUCÍA) In 1996 Prohibition of the importation from third countries Compulsory use of Plant Passport Eradication measures - Treatments - Pheromone trapping - Destruction In 2000 Reduction of restrictions to third countries trade Requirements for plants with a diameter of trunk > 5 cm

9 Historical and legislative evolution of R. ferrugineus Outbreaks of R. ferrugineus 2003 Granada and Málaga (Andalucía) ELCHE In 2003 Protection of Elche (Alicante) palm grove (entry of palms is prohibited) GRANADA Y MÁLAGA (ANDALUCÍA)

10 Historical and Legislative evolution of R. ferrugineus Outbreaks of R. ferrugineus 2004 Comunidad Valenciana COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA ANDALUCÍA

11 Historical and legislative evolution of R. ferrugineus Outbreaks of R. ferrugineus 2005 Cataluña and Región de Murcia; 2006 Islas Baleares COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA ANDALUCÍA CATALUÑA ISLAS BALEARES REGIÓN DE MURCIA In 2007 COMMISSION DECISION 2007/365/CE,on emergency measures against the introduction and spread within the Community of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)

12 Historical and Legislative evolution of R. ferrugineus ARAGÓN Outbreaks of R. ferrugineus 2007,2008 and 2009 CATALUÑA. In 2009 Special measures for world heritage palm groves COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA. CIUDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CEUTA ISLAS BALEARES REGIÓN DE MURCIA ANDALUCÍA Security in importations from third countries is guaranteed ( transport document o documento de transporte )

13 PEST STRATEGY

14 Pest Strategy PREVENTION ERADICATION Surveys and warnings Nursery control Importation from third countries Delimitation of the demarcated area Action plan Interceptions at importation Elimination of the imported commodity

15 Pest Strategy - Prevention Surveys and Warnings Purpose Early detection of the pest in order to delimitate the affected area and to avoid its dispersion Measures Surveys Phone number / of the Alert center Training courses

16 Pest Strategy PREVENTION ERADICATION Surveys and warnings Nursery control Importation from third countries Delimitation of the demarcated area Action plan Interceptions at importation Elimination of the imported commodity

17 Pest Strategy - Prevention Nursery control (1 of 13) Three-monthly official inspections Official inspections of the immobilized areas (by detection of R. ferrugineus) as it is stated in the Decision 2007/365/CE Producers and traders obligations Problematic

18 Pest Strategy - Prevention Nursery control (2 of 13) Three-monthly official inspections STAGES Documentary check Inspection at the field

19 Pest Strategy - Prevention Nursery control (3 of 13) Three-monthly official inspections Documentary check Registration in the correspondant Register Fulfillment of the Annual Crop Declaration Application of phytosanitary treatments Registration of the planting material movement Appropriate use of the Plant Passport

20 Pest Strategy - Prevention Nursery control (4 of 13) Three-monthly official inspections Inspection at the field Absence of symptoms of R. ferrugineus Number of palm trees (no unexpected movements carried out) Validity of the documents regarding the visit Control report

21 Pest Strategy - Prevention Nursery control (5 of 13) Three-monthly official inspections Inspection results SATISFY DO NOT SATISFY

22 Pest Strategy - Prevention Nursery control (6 of 13) Three-monthly official inspections DO NOT SATISFY IN Documentary check Inspection at the field Repairable Error No repairable Error Measures New inspection Precautionary suspension Plant Passaport

23 Pest Strategy - Prevention Nursery control (7 of 13) Official inspections of the immobilized areas (by detection of R. ferrugineus) as it is stated in the Decision 2007/365/CE Measures Elimination of symptomatic and suspicious plants Immobilization for at least two years Trapping implementation Phytosanitary treatments

24 Pest Strategy - Prevention Nursery control (8 of 13) Official inspections of the immobilized areas (by detection of R. ferrugineus) as it is stated in the Decision 2007/365/CE Measures Monitoring of traded palm trees (in the last year) Surveys within the demarcated areas Delimitation of the demarcated area (if applicable)

25 Pest Strategy - Prevention Nursery control (9 of 13) Number of annual Official inspections and Detections Nº INSPECTIONS Nº DETECTIONS

26 Pest Strategy - Prevention Nursery control (10 of 13) Producers and Traders obligations Apply for the procedure for issuing Plant Passports Report the destination of the palm trees (field Notebook) PASAPORTE FITOSANITARIO CE - ES / XX / YY / ZZZZ / Nº de serie - Nombre latino -Cantidad - ZP (si procede) - RP (si procede) - País de origen (cuando no sea miembro de la UE)

27 Pest Strategy - Prevention Nursery control (11 of 13) Producers and Traders obligations Registration in the Official Register Declare existing susceptible plants Keep an adequate phytosanitary level and apply the correct phytosanitary measures Communicate the existence of symptomatic plants Facilitate the implementation of official inspections

28 Pest Strategy - Prevention Nursery control (12 of 13) Producers and Traders obligations Keep Plant Passports and Trade records for at least 2 years Watch and survey susceptible plants Keep field Notebooks Justify that appropriate preventive treatments have been implemented or natural barriers have been placed for at least 2 years.

29 Pest Strategy - Prevention Nursery control (13 of 13) Problematic with planting material control Facilities location Damages High cost of adopted measures

30 Pest Strategy PREVENTION ERADICATION Surveys and Warnings Nursery control Importation from third countries Delimitation of the demarcated area Action plan Interceptions at importation Elimination of the imported commodity

31 Pest Strategy - Prevention Importations from third countries (1 of 3) Measures concerning importations Check of the importation permits at the Border Inspection Points (BIPs) (Phytosanitary Certificate) Coordination between BIPs and Autonomous Communities regarding the movement of planting material ( transport document ) Quarantine locations placed isolated from the rest of palms Three-monthly official inspections during a year (at destination)

32 Pest Strategy - Prevention Importations from third countries (2 of 3) Origin of imported palm trees ton Egypt Cuba Argentina Other Total

33 Pest Strategy - Prevention Importations from third countries (3 of 3) Imported palm trees species ton Phoenix sp. Washingtonia sp. Other Total

34 Pest Strategy PREVENTION ERADICATION Surveys and Warnings Nursery control Importation from third countries Delimitation of the demarcated area Action plan Interceptions at importation Elimination of the imported commodity

35 Pest Strategy - Eradication Delimitation of the demarcated area If annual inspections do not detect any organism in a demarcated area for three years, the demarcated area will disappear 10 km INFESTED AREA BUFFER ZONE DEMARCATED AREA

36 Pest Strategy PREVENTION ERADICATION Surveys and Warnings Nursery control Importation from third countries Delimitation of the demarcated area Action Plan Interceptions at importation Elimination of the imported commodity

37 Pest Strategy - Eradication Action Plan (1 of 7) Specific measures for control and eradication Implementation of a Prevention and Control Plan developed by the correspondant Administration

38 Pest Strategy - Eradication Action Plan (2 of 7) Specific measures for control and eradication INSPECTIONS

39 Pest Strategy - Eradication Action Plan (3 of 7) Specific measures for control and eradication ERADICATION ACTIVITIES

40 Pest Strategy - Eradication Action Plan (4 of 7) Specific measures for control and eradication PREVENTIVE PHYTOSANITARY TREATMENTS

41 Pest Strategy - Eradication Action Plan (5 of 7) Specific measures for control and eradication MASSIVE TRAPPING

42 Pest Strategy - Eradication Action Plan (6 of 7) Specific measures for control and eradication ALERT CENTER TRAINING AND EXTENSION

43 Pest Strategy - Eradication Action Plan (7 of 7) Take a census of public foundations palms Prevention measures - Preventive treatments - Prune and rests of prune - Surveillance systems - Control of Plant Passports in new landscaped areas - Guidelines for the removal of affected cases - Trapping systems Collaboration of Ministries and Local Corporations Advising and formation Prevention and Control plan

44 SPECIAL FEATURES

45 Special features World heritage palm groves Canary Islands

46 Special features World heritage palm groves (1 of 3) In 2006, special restricted measures for world heritage palm groves of Elche, Orihuela and Alicante were established comprising the whole territory of each of them surrounded by a 5 km ratio (conforming Restricted areas), where

47 Special features World heritage palm groves (2 of 3) where, Entry of palms trees with a diameter of trunk > 5 cm is prohibited Introduction and circulation of palms trees with a diameter of trunk < 5 cm throughout the Restricted area will be permitted provided that they are accompanied by a Plant Passport

48 Special features World heritage palm groves (3 of 3) ELCHE ORIHUELA ALICANTE Area: ha / Restricted area Total Restricted area ha

49 Special features Canary Islands (1 of 7) Historical evolution of R. ferrugineus

50 Special features Canary Islands (2 of 7) Legislation Outermost region with its own phytosanitary legislation In 2006, importation of palm trees with a diameter of trunk > 5 cm is prohibited

51 Special features Canary Islands (3 of 7) Current situation 51

52 Special features Canary Islands (4 of 7) Destructions per year and island Situación actual Evolución de capturas en trampas Movimientos de palmeras Empresas acreditadas Especialistas en trabajos con palmeras acreditados 4 palm trees destructed in

53 Special features Canary Islands (5 of 7) Captures per year and island 0 captures in

54 Special features Canary Islands (6 of 7) Destructed palm trees Year P. canariensis P. dactylifera Hybrid Total Total species

55 Special features Canary Islands (7 of 7) Inspected nurseries 99 Authorized movement of palm trees (Nº palm trees) 564 (7.992) Authorized replants (Nº palm trees) 378 (4.104) Accredited gardening companies Applications for accreditation of specialists Accredited specialists

56 RESULTS

57 Results Number of destructed palm trees * Total = palm trees *

58 Results Destructed palm trees (by species) 100% 80% 85,59% OTHERS 60% 56,6% 29,5% 40% 20% 0% 14,08% 0,33% Phoenix canariensis Phoenix dactylifera Otros 1,2% 12,7% Phoenix hibrida Washingtonia sp. Phoenix sylvestris Trachycarpus fortunei

59 Results Expense on control and preventive programmes Euros Total =

60 CONCLUSIONS

61 Conclusions Problematic in the Canary Islands has been successfully solved Nurseries with a very high level of control Difficulty in eradicating outside nurseries (private gardens, etc) Huge cost in prevention and eradication programmes Budget limitations Urgent necessity of developing new technologies destined to: Early detection Fight and Prevention

62 Thank you very much

63 Situation of R. ferrugineus in Spain Red palm weevil Control Strategy for Europe I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O N F E R E N C E Valencia, Spain 5-6 May 2010 José Mª Cobos Suárez Subdirector General Adjunto SG de la Sanidad de la Producción Primaria