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    Université de Fribourg

    Gaps in border controls are related to quarantine alien insect invasions in Europe

    Bacon, Steven James ; Bacher, Sven ; Aebi, Alexandre

    In: PLoS One, 2012, vol. 7, no. 10, p. e47689

    Alien insects are increasingly being dispersed around the world through international trade, causing a multitude of negative environmental impacts and billions of dollars in economic losses annually. Border controls form the last line of defense against invasions, whereby inspectors aim to intercept and stop consignments that are contaminated with harmful alien insects. In Europe, member states...