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Study: Gulf Coast cole pest could survive farther north
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Yellowmargined leaf beetle has no trouble surviving cold temperatures, suggesting that it could spread much farther north than its current range along the Gulf Coast. Although the pest, which feeds on cole crops, can be controlled with foliar insecticides, organic producers don't have that option.
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The EFSA Scientific Panel on Plant Health considered the Spanish pest risk analysis (PRA) and has agreed with the conclusions on risk of island apple snail Pomacea insularum with regard to (i) the potential consequences of the organism for rice crops are major; (ii) the probability for establishment of the organism is very likely and (iii) the probability of spread is estimated as likely. But the Panel does not think that the effects on the environment would be massive and the probability of entry of the organism to be high. The EFSA opinion will help the European Commission and its Standing Committee on Plant Health to decide on possible regulation of this snail species complex. EFSA is the EU risk assessment body for food and feed safety. It provides independent scientific advice to risk managers. Delete the scoop?
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The yellowmargined leaf beetle, Microtheca ochroloma Stål, is a pest of cruciferous crops and was first recorded in the United States from Mobile, Alabama, in March 1947, where it was found feeding on turnip, cabbage, collard, mustard, and radish (Chamberlin and Tippin 1949). It can devastate high value crops such as mizuna and mibuna (Japanese leafy vegetables), napa cabbage, turnip and watercress.
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