Risk assessment of the biological control product Atheta-System with the organism Atheta coriaria Kraatz : Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Plant Health of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment

• Atheta-System with the rove beetle Atheta coriaria (Kraatz 1856) as the active organism is sought to be used as a biocontrol agent for augmentation biological control in Norway. Atheta-System is intended for use against soil dwelling stages of fungus gnats (e.g. Bradysiapaupera), shore flies (Scatella stagnalis), and thrips (e.g. Frankliniella occidentallis) in greenhouses, plastic tunnels, and other closed or controlled climate cultivations of horticultural crops, incl. soft-fruit crops, vegetables, ornamentals, and kitchen herbs.

Ämnesord

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

VKM

risk assessment

Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment

Norwegian Food Safety Authority

biological control

rove beetle

Publikations- och innehållstyp

vet (ämneskategori)

rap (ämneskategori)