Priority plant pests in the EU

According to the list published by the European Commission in October 2019, Xylella fastidiosa, the Japanesebeetle and the Asian long-horned beetle, are quarantine pests that have been identified as top priorities for EU Member States based on the severity of the economic, social and environmental problems they can cause.

For each of the listed pests, EU Member States will be required to carry out annual surveys, draw up and keep up to date a contingency plan, perform simulation exercises, communicate with the public, and adopt an eradication plan for any of the listed pests that are present in the Union territory. This means that the EU territory has a coordinated, harmonised preparedness strategy for protecting agriculture, the environment and the economy from dangerous pests.

https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/priority-plant-pests-eu-5-things-you-need-know