D E P A R T M E N T O F A G R I C U L T U R E , F I S H E R I E S A N D F O R E S T R Y

1. Data Sources for Building Pest Lists2. Australian Plant Pest Database

Dr Ian Naumann,Office of the Chief Plant Protection Officer

SPS Awareness and Introduction to PRA, Lembang, Indonesia

18-19 April 2005

Overview

• ISPM 8 – definition of pest record and criteria for evaluating a record

• Information sources and how criteria can be used to evaluate the records they contain

• Importance of reference collections and the records they preserve

• Information management systems• Local databases• Sharing information among databases• Australian Plant Pest Database• Global linking of databases

International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs)

ISPM 3. Code of Conduct for the Import and Release of Exotic Biological Control AgentsISPM 6. Guidelines for SurveillanceISPM 8. Determination of Pest Status in an AreaISPM 11. Pest Risk Analysis for Quarantine Pests

ISPM 8. Determination of Pest Status in an Area

1.Scientific name of pest2.Classification3.Life stage4.Identification method5.Date of record6.Locality, including site particulars7.Name of host8.Host damage or method of collection9.Prevalence10. Bibliographical references

PEST RECORD

1. Collectors

2. Technical Identification

3. Location

4. Recording and publication

RELIABILITY OF A RECORD

ISPM 8. Determination of Pest Status in an Area

1. Collectors

2. Technical Identification

3. Location

4. Recording and publication

1. Collectorsa. Taxonomic specialistb. Professional diagnosticianc. Scientistd. Techniciane. Expert amateurf. Non-specialistg. Collector/identifier

ISPM 8. Determination of Pest Status in an Area

1. Collectors

2. Technical Identification

3. Location

4. Recording and publication

2. Technical Identificationa. Biochemical or

molecular diagnosisb. Specimen or culture in

official collection, taxonomic description by specialist

c. Specimen in general collection

d. Description and photograph

e. Visual description onlyf. Method of

identification not known

ISPM 8. Determination of Pest Status in an Area

1. Collectors

2. Technical Identification

3. Location

4. Recording and publication

3. Location and datea. Delimiting or detection

surveysb. Other field or

production surveysc. Casual or incidental

field observation, possibly with no defined location/date

d. Observation with/in products or by-products; interception

e. Precise location and date not known

ISPM 8. Determination of Pest Status in an Area

1. Collectors

2. Technical Identification

3. Location

4. Recording and publication

4. Recording and publicationa. NPPO record/RPPO

publication (where refereed)

b. Scientific or technical journal (refereed)

c. Official historical recordd. Scientific or technical

journal (not refereed)e. Specialist amateur

publicationf. Unpublished scientific or

technical documentg. Non-technical publication,

periodical, newspaperh. Personal communication,

unpublished

ISPM 8. Determination of Pest Status in an Area

Pest Information Sources

Primary Literature (research papers, specialist texts)

Grey Literature (conference

proceedings; pamphlets, PRA’s)

Secondary Literature (“encyclopaedias”)

Electronic sourcesSpecimen information

Listservers

Newspapers

Unpublished information(letters, unpublished documents)

1. Collectors

2. Technical Identification

3. Location

4. Recording and publication

4. Recording and publicationa. NPPO record/RPPO

publication (where refereed)

b. Scientific or technical journal (refereed)

c. Official historical recordd. Scientific or technical

journal (not refereed)e. Specialist amateur

publicationf. Unpublished scientific or

technical documentg. Non-technical publication,

periodical, newspaperh. Personal communication,

unpublished

ISPM 8. Determination of Pest Status in an Area

Pest Information Sources

Primary Literature (research papers, specialist texts)

Grey Literature (conference

proceedings; pamphlets, PRA’s)

Secondary Literature (“encyclopaedias”)

Electronic sourcesSpecimen information

Listservers

Newspapers

Unpublished information(letters, unpublished documents)

Pest Information Sources

Primary Literature (research papers, specialist texts)

1. Collectors

2. Technical Identification

3. Location

4. Recording and publication

Pest Information Sources

Grey Literature (conference

proceedings; pamphlets, PRA’s)

3. Location

Pest Information Sources

Secondary Literature (“encyclopaedias”)

3. Location

4. Recording and publication

Pest Information Sources

Electronic sources

2. Technical Identification

3. Location

Pest Information Sources

Listservers

Newspapers

1. Collectors

2. Technical Identification

3. Location

Unpublished information(letters, unpublished documents)

Pest Information Sources

Specimen information

1. Collectors

2. Technical Identification

3. Location 4. Recording and publication

Pest Information Sources

Specimen information

1. Collectors

2. Technical Identification

3. Location 4. Recording and publication

Entomological reference collection

Taxonomic research

Database for entomological specimen records

Brunei +Cambodia +Indonesia ++ + +Lao PDR +Malaysia ++ + +Myanmar + +Philippines ++ +Singapore + + +Thailand ++ + +Vietnam ++ +

Overview

• ISPM 8 – definition of pest record and criteria for evaluating a record

• Information sources and how criteria can be used to evaluate the records they contain

• Importance of reference collections and the records they preserve

• Information management systems• Local databases• Sharing information among databases• Australian Plant Pest Database• Global linking of databases