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UK Risk Register Details for Alternaria mali

This record was last updated on 15/07/2021

Common Names

  • Alternaria blotch of apple
  • Cork spot of apple
  • Leaf spot of apple
  • Storage rot of apple

Scenario and Pathways

Scenario for Risk Register

  • show / hide
  • Pest is introduced

Pathway Assessed for Entry to UK

  • show / hide
  • Plants for planting (except seeds bulbs and tubers)

Common Pathways

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  • Plants for planting (except seeds bulbs and tubers)
  • Cut flowers or branches
  • Fruits or vegetables

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 3
Spread [1 - 5] 2
Impact [1 - 5] 2
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 4
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 6
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 24

Current Mitigations

  • show / hide

Key mitigation for pest

Provisional quarantine pest (Great Britain)

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 1
Spread [1 - 5] 2
Impact [1 - 5] 2
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 4
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 2
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 8

Proposed Actions

Proposed Actions

Regulation

Deregulation

Management By Industry

Targeted Survey

PRA

Contingency Plan

Publicity

Research

Distribution and Pest Details

Distribution

Country / Territory Status Notes
Europe
United Kingdom Absent
Serbia Present
Türkiye Present
North America
Canada Present
United States Present
South America
Chile Present
Brazil Present
Asia
China Present
India Present
Japan Present
South Korea Present
Taiwan Present
Iran Present

Type of Pest

  • Fungus

Host or Industry at Risk

  • show / hide

Malus

Major Hosts

  • Malus Mill.
  • Malus domestica Borkhausen
  • Malus sylvestris (Linnaeus) Miller

Threats to Protected Cultivation

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

  • Broadleaved

Further Information

PRA Availability

PRA not available

Regulation and EPPO listing

  • show / hide

Provisional quarantine pest (Great Britain). EPPO A1

Actions Indicated

  • show / hide

Action

Statutory action against findings.

General Comments

Fungal pest of apple trees, which can lead to early defoliation, not known to be present in the UK or widespread in Europe.

Risk Records for this Pest