New biological control agents added to PM 6/3(5) in 2023
In 2023, the following species was added to the EPPO Standard PM 6/3(5) Biological control agents safely used in the EPPO region, Appendix 1-commercially or officially used biological control agents.
Phasmarhabditis californica (Rhabditida: Rhabditidae)
P. californica is a biological control agent for species of slugs (e.g. Arion distinctus, A. hortensis, A. lusitanicus, A. rufus, A. vulgaris, Deroceras laeve, D. invadens, D. reticulatum, Lehmannia valentiana and Milax gagates). It can be used in any crops and plants attacked by slugs. The species is indigenous and widespread in the EPPO region and there are no previous reports of adverse effects.
Sources
EPPO PM 6/3(5) 2023 version. Biological control agents safely used in the EPPO region. Available at: https://gd.eppo.int/standards/PM6/