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UK Risk Register Details for Chilo partellus

Pest has been archived

This pest has been assessed for the Risk Register and is considered to pose a low risk to the UK. The information on this pest was correct as of 01/06/2020, but is no longer actively maintained. It will only be updated if new information is received which indicates the potential for a significant increase in risk to the UK.

This record was last updated on 01/06/2020

Common Names

  • Durra stem borer
  • Pink stem borer
  • Sorghum stem borer
  • Spotted stalk borer
  • Spotted stem borer

Scenario and Pathways

Scenario for Risk Register

  • show / hide
  • Pest is introduced

Pathway Assessed for Entry to UK

  • show / hide
  • Fruits or vegetables

Common Pathways

  • show / hide
  • Fruits or vegetables

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 2
Spread [1 - 5] 4
Impact [1 - 5] 2
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 3
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 4
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 12

Current Mitigations

  • show / hide

Key mitigation for pest

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 2
Spread [1 - 5] 4
Impact [1 - 5] 2
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 3
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 4
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 12

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
Türkiye Present
United Kingdom Absent
Africa
Cameroon Present
Benin Present
Botswana Present
Comoros Present
Ethiopia Present
Kenya Present
Lesotho Present
Malawi Present
Mozambique Present
Reunion Present
Somalia Present
South Africa Present
Sudan Present
[Kingdom of] eSwatini Present
Tanzania Present
Uganda Present
Zambia Present
Zimbabwe Present
Asia
Sri Lanka Present
Taiwan Present
Thailand Present
Vietnam Present
Yemen Present
Afghanistan Present
Bangladesh Present
Cambodia Present
India Present
Indonesia Present
Israel Present
Laos Present
Nepal Present
Pakistan Present

Type of Pest

  • Insect (Lepidoptera)

Host or Industry at Risk

  • show / hide

Zea mays

Major Hosts

  • Coix lacryma-jobi (= lachryma-jobi) L.
  • Gramineae Adans., Nom. Cons.
  • Oryza sativa L.
  • Panicum miliaceum L.
  • Saccharum officinarum L.
  • Sorghum vulgare Pers.
  • Zea mays L.

Threats to Protected Cultivation

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

Further Information

PRA Availability

PRA not available

Regulation and EPPO listing

  • show / hide

Not currently listed

Actions Indicated

  • show / hide

Action

No statutory action against findings

General Comments

Stem-boring moth pest of grass and cereals, including maize, unlikely to establish in the UK.

Risk Records for this Pest