Reporting Fire Blight & Invasive Species: the 26 Cantonal Reporting Offices
Fire blight and notifiable invasive neophytes must be reported in Switzerland to the cantonal plant protection office of the location where they were found, not to the federal government. For 24 of the 26 cantons, an individually URL-verified point of contact is available (as of 07.08.2026); for Glarus and Solothurn no publicly accessible, dedicated reporting page could be verified — here only the organisation name remains as a starting point.
- Number of cantons
- 26
- With verified URL
- 24
- Without a verifiable URL
- GL, SO
- Level of responsibility
- Canton, not federal
- As of
- 07.08.2026
Why responsibility lies with the cantons
The Swiss Plant Health Ordinance (PGesV) and the Release Ordinance (FrSV) define at federal level WHAT must be reported. Implementation — who receives a report, how it is processed, which channel is used — lies with the cantonal plant protection services. There is no central federal office where a private individual or a business would report directly.
How this list was compiled
Each of the 26 cantonal entries was individually cross-checked against the official BLW/WBF address list, and each listed URL was actually visited and checked for the term "Feuerbrand" (fire blight) in its full text — not merely assumed. One dead link (Thurgau) was replaced with the correct, currently reachable page. For Glarus and Solothurn, the check found: Glarus blocks automated access as a matter of policy, and for Solothurn the obvious page is a purely general plant-cultivation overview with no connection to fire blight. Both cantons therefore deliberately appear without a URL — a guessed link would simply be wrong for a report-relevant government address.
For your business
When you find something in the field, you save yourself the search for the right authority — the table below shows directly the responsible office for the location.
For the commissioning authority
A documented, timely report is part of the duty of care when managing public green spaces — especially for fire blight, which is subject to a mandatory control obligation.
What this does not mean
- For Glarus and Solothurn there is no verified direct reporting-page URL — only the organisation name. A direct enquiry with the cantonal office is necessary here.
- Responsibilities and URLs can change; the reference date 07.08.2026 marks the last verification point, not a permanent guarantee.
- This list does not replace legal advice on the actual reporting obligation for an individual finding — it only shows WHOM to contact.
Frequently asked questions
- Where do I report fire blight in Switzerland?
- To the cantonal plant protection office of the location where it was found, not to the federal government. You can find the responsible office for each canton in the table on this page.
- Why is there no link for Glarus and Solothurn?
- Because during verification no publicly reachable page dedicated to fire blight/neophytes could be confirmed — not because there is no responsible authority, but because we do not publish a guessed URL.