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Advances in pest risk assessment techniques focusing on invertebrate pests of European outdoor crops

Code: 9781801468350
Publication date: 24/04/2023
Extent: 22 pages

Contributions by: Mark W. Ramsden, Samuel Telling, Daniel J. Leybourne, Natasha Alonso and Sacha White, RSK ADAS Ltd, UK; and Nikos Georgantzis, Burgundy School of Business, France

Chapter synopsis:

Pest Risk Assessments (PRAs) provide a simple evidence-based evaluation of risk posed by one or more pests to crops and can support farmers and farm advisors in developing integrated pest management strategies. By providing a structured approach to estimating the likelihood of pests infesting crops, and the hazard they present to crop production, these assessments enable targeted preventative and mitigating actions with a clear link to impact. In this chapter we break down the processes and tools available to undertake a pest risk assessment, the potential influence of the perception of risk on decision making and provide a worked example for a priority pest in wheat.



DOI: 10.19103/AS.2022.0113.10
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Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Assessing the likelihood of pest infestations
  • 3 Assessing the hazard of pest infestations
  • 4 Reducing risk
  • 5 Risk versus the perception of risk
  • 6 Summary steps to pest risk assessment
  • 7 Worked example: risk assessment of barley yellow dwarf virus in winter wheat
  • 8 Conclusion
  • 9 Future trends in research
  • 10 Where to look for further information
  • 11 Acknowledgements
  • 12 References

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