Scientific Opinion on a technical file submitted by the US Authorities to support a request to list a new option among the EU import requirements for wood of Agrilus planipennis host plants

EFSA Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

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Author keywords

Agrilus planipennis; Ash; emerald ash borer (EAB); firewood; Fraxinus spp; hard wood; heat treatment

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EID: 85078385059     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2185     Document Type: Article

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