Gerda · global eradication and response database
This database summarises incursion response and eradication programmes from around the world.
The scope of the database is terrestrial arthropod pests and plant pathogens. Weeds, vertebrate pests, aquatic pests, and animal diseases are not currently included. Read more about the scope and purposes of the database in the frequently asked questions (FAQ) section.
Number of eradication programmes per country
The database currently contains:
- 1138 incursion responses
- including 1014 eradication programmes
- in 106 countries
- against 311 target taxa
· 168 arthropods
· 10 nematodes
· 3 molluscs
· 13 bacteria/phytoplasmas
· 47 fungi/oomycetes
· 70 viruses/viroids - documented in 741 references
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Please cite this resource as:
Kean JM, Suckling DM, Sullivan NJ, Tobin PC, Stringer LD, Smith GR, Kimber B, Lee DC, Flores Vargas R, Fletcher J, Macbeth F, McCullough DG, Herms DA et al. 2017. Global eradication and response database. http://b3.net.nz/gerda (accessed 10 July 2017).