European Union Bodies Agency – Development of pest survey cards for Union quarantine pests – 2024

Objectives

• To develop pest survey cards to support the EU MSs in the preparation of pest surveys, specifically for Begomoviruses and their vector Bemisia tabaci (Lot 1) and for quarantine pests affecting cereal and fibre crops (Lot 2)
• To characterize (i) the pests, (ii) the population of host plants targeted by the surveys and (iii) the methods of detection and identification for these pests

Priorities

• Priority 1: To assist the Member States with the planning and preparation of risk-based surveys of Begomoviruses and their vector Bemisia tabaci, as listed in the consolidated version of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 and Table 1 of the guide of applicants
• Priority 2: To assist the Member States with the planning and preparation of risk-based surveys of quarantine pests listed in the consolidated version of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/20721 and that can affect cereals and fibre crops. The pests are listed in Table 2 of the guide for applicants

Eligibility

• Be a legal person
• Be a public or private entity
• Be established in an EU Member State
• Be on the list of competent organisations designated by the Member
  States : Click here

Additional information

• Initial duration of the action: 18 months
• Contact: EFSAProcurement@efsa.europa.eu

Useful

• Guidelines: Click here
• Other call documents: Click here
• Executive Agency website: Click here

• Total budget of the call: 200,000 euro
• Total budget of the topic:
  • Lot 1: Begomoviruses and their vector Bemisia tabaci: 100,000 euro
  • Lot 2: Pests affecting cereal and fibre crops: 100,000 euro
• Funding rate: up to 100% of the total eligible costs