Number	Risk mitigation measure	Effect on the pest	Evaluation and uncertainties on bare rooted plants	Evaluation and uncertainties on liners
1	Characteristics of the production field	Yes	The production field condition does not allow isolation of the field used for growing plants for export.Uncertainties:– No uncertainties	The production field condition does not allow isolation of the field used for growing plants for export.Uncertainties:– No uncertainties
2	Soil treatment	No	Not applicable	Not applicable
3	Rotation of the growing fields	No	Not applicable	Not applicable
4	Insecticide treatment	Yes	Pesticide sprays are generally effective against thrips. Issues with pesticides resistance should be avoided by rotation of the pesticides.Uncertainties:– There is uncertainty whether the pest can develop resistance to pesticides, or whether resistant strains spread into the nursery.	Pesticide sprays are generally effective against thrips. Issues with pesticides resistance should be avoided by rotation of the pesticides.Uncertainties:– There is uncertainty whether the pest can develop resistance to pesticides, or whether resistant strains spread into the nursery.
5	Fungicide treatment	No	Not applicable	Not applicable
6	Nematicide treatment	No	Not applicable	Not applicable
7	Treatment against weeds	No	Not applicable	Not applicable
8	Plant treatment before export	Yes	Pupae and adults can stay in leaf litter/soil so the washing should remove them. However, inspection of soil does not allow to detect their presence.Uncertainties:– The degree of cleaning of roots from soil particles is not defined.	Pupae and adults can stay in leaf litter/soil or protected plant parts, so the cleaning should remove them only partly. However, inspection of soil or protected plant parts does not allow to detect their presence.Uncertainties:– The degree of cleaning of litter or plant debris is not defined as well as the thorough check of protected plant parts.
9	Sampling and testing	No	Not applicable	Not applicable
10	Inspections during the production	Yes	Thrips could go undetected because of the small size of the pest and difficulty in the search in roots and soil particles.Uncertainties:– It is unclear how many samples are required to declare the production site to be free of the pest.	Thrips could go undetected because of the small size of the pest and difficulty in the search in litter.Uncertainties:– There is unclear detection limit– The effectiveness of the inspection for R. syriacus is not known because soil is not checked.
11	Inspections before export	Yes	Thrips could go undetected because of the small size of the pest and difficulty in the search in roots and soil particles.Uncertainties:– It is unclear how many samples are required to declare the pest freedom of the production site.	Thrips could go undetected because of the small size of the pest and difficulty in the search in litter.Uncertainties:– There is unclear detection limit.– The effectiveness of the inspection for R. syriacus is not known.
12	Surveillance and monitoring	Yes	Surveillance in the surrounding area is not implemented; however, R. syriacus is common in Israel.Uncertainties:– There is no information on the density of R. syriacus in the surrounding areas.	Surveillance in the surrounding area is not implemented; however, R. syriacus is common in Israel.Uncertainties:– There is no information on the density of R. syriacus in the surrounding areas.