Emergency control measures by plant pest

The EU has taken emergency control measures for the following plant pests

• Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/434
• Anoplophora chinensis (Forster): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2095.
  • Pest free non-EU countries
  • Register of places of production in China set by China's national plant protection organisation as free from Anoplophora chinensis
• Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky): Decision 2015/893/EU
  • Anoplophora chinensis and Anoplophora glabripennis surveys in the EU
    • Annual Report 2016/2017
    • Annual Report 2015/2016
  • Pest status of Anoplophora chinensis and Anoplophora glabripennis in the EU
• Aromia bungii (Faldermann) – Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1503
  • Pest status of Aromia bungii (Faldermann) in the EU
• Bactrocera dorsalis, Bactrocera latifrons and Bactrocera zonata - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/311
• Diabrotica virgifera:
  • Deregulation of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Western Corn Rootworm)
    • The repealing of the emergency measures.
    • The amendment of Directive 2000/29
    • The Commission recommendation
• Epitrix spp. - Decision 2012/270/EU, as last amended by Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/5.
  • Portugal
    • List of demarcated areas – November 2022
  • Spain
    • January 2025 – map
    • January 2018 - list
• Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O'Donnell – Decision (EU) 2019/2032
• Meloidogyne graminicola (Golden & Birchfield) - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1372
• Pinewood nematode - Decision 2012/535/EC
  • Pine Wood Nematode Surveys in the EU - Annual Report 2016
  • Roadmap for a renewed strategy
  • List of demarcated areas – December 2018
  • PT – Containment approach for Madeira – 22 January 2014
  • Task force report
  • Questions and answers
  • Comments from the Portugues CA
  • Comments from the Spanish CA
• Pomacea (Perry) - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2013 
• Popillia japonica Newman - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1584  
• Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (red palm weevil) - Decision 2007/365/EC
  repealed by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/490
  • Brochure: The insect killing our palm trees - EU efforts to stop the Red Palm Weevil
• Rose Rosette Virus - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1265
• Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1134
• Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1191, replaced by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2970
• Xylella fastidiosa (Wells et al.) - more information

The EU has taken emergency import measures for the following pests

• Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) Van der Aa as regards citrus fruit from certain third countries – Regulation (EU) 2022/632. Sites of production:
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • South Africa
  • Uruguay
  • Zimbabwe
• Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al. as regards Egyptian potatoes - Decision 2011/787/EC
• Wood Packaging Material used to transport certain commodities from certain third countries – Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/288

Related links

• Plant Health factsheet
• Plant Health Q&As

Further information