Published on 12 June 2025

Pests and diseases

Plant diseases and pests threaten agriculture and forests. The presence of quarantine organisms is therefore subject to mandatory reporting and control.

Japanese beetle on a leaf — The Japanese beetle is one of the quarantine organisms that is expected to cause the most damage and therefore needs to be controlled most urgently. — © Swiss Federal Plant Protection Service, Luca Gaggini

Contact for questions

Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
Swiss Federal Plant Protection Service SPPS
Schwarzenburgstrasse 165
Switzerland - 3003 Bern

+41 58 462 25 50
phyto@blw.admin.ch