Special surveillance programme for the presence of quarantine viruses on Rubus spp. in Republika Srpska in 2020.

This Special surveillance programme, as in accordance with the provisions of the Law on plant health protection (Republic of Srpska), determines the measures, deadlines, manner of management of those measures, entities that will implement them, sources and the manner of providing and using of funds and the manner of control over the implementation of special presence control measures as regards the quarantine viruses on Rubus spp. in Republika Srpska in 2020. Special surveillance for the detection of quarantine viruses on Rubus spp. Shall be carried out at the borders and on the entire territory of the Republika Srpska. The special supervision programme includes raspberries (Rubus idaeus L.) and blackberry (Rubus occidentalis L.) as the most important host plants of quarantine viruses: Cherry leaf roll virus - cherry leaf curl virus (CLRV, genus Tomato ringspot virus (ToRV, genus Nepovirus, Tomato ringspot virus-family Secoviridae), Tobacco ring spot virus (TRSV, genus Nepovirus, family Secoviridae), Arabis mosaic virus - mosaic virus (ArMV, genus Nepovirus, family Secoviridae) and Apple mosaic virus - apple mosaic virus (ApMV, genus Ilarvirus, family Bromoviridae).
The Annex is also part of this publication (sampling indications, reporting sheets).