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Collaborative project: Morphological and molecular identification of beetle species associated with living wood import goods: smartphone applications and next-generation sequencing (NGS) – new technologies supporting plant health control - Subproject A (PHID-Coleo II)
Project
Project code: 2818709A19
Contract period: 15.06.2021
- 14.06.2024
Budget: 336,066 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: w quarantine pathogens, animal pathogens, diagnostics,wood utilization
In case of invasive beetle species establishing in Germany there is a high risk of serious economical and ecological damages. For instance non-indigenous potentially wood damaging beetles introduced with international goods and plants into Europe pose the highest danger for plant health in Germany. For these potentially invasive beetle species, of which many are regulated pests, there are no effective regulation measures but chopping and destroying infested trees and hedges. Thus precautionary control of imported woods is highly relevant. For an early detection, risk analysis in time and a fast regulation practice feasible methods have to be developed to support a fast and exact identification. The project PHID-Coleo II aims to adapt new methods for the diagnosis of non-indigenous beetle species on living wood (mainly jewel beetles, Buprestidae and bark beetles, Scolytinae), and improving the analysis of the population genetics of invasive longhorn beetles (Citrus longhorned beetle and Red necked longicorn) for detecting their introduction pathways.
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- Crop Protection
