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UK Risk Register Details for Dendrolimus pini

This record was last updated on 08/06/2022

Common Names

  • PIne lappet
  • Pine lappet moth
  • Pine moth

Scenario and Pathways

Scenario for Risk Register

  • show / hide
  • Pest spreads to maximum extent

Pathway Assessed for Entry to UK

  • show / hide

Common Pathways

  • show / hide
  • Plants for planting (except seeds bulbs and tubers)
  • Cut flowers or branches
  • Non-squared wood
  • Bark
  • Soil/growing medium
  • Natural spread

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 3
Spread [1 - 5] 3
Impact [1 - 5] 5
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 5
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 15
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 75

Current Mitigations

  • show / hide

Key mitigation for pest

Use of UK general powers

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 2
Spread [1 - 5] 3
Impact [1 - 5] 3
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 5
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 6
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 30

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
Austria Present
Belgium Present
Croatia Present
Czech Republic Present
Denmark Present
Finland Present
France Present
Germany Present
Belarus Present
Hungary Present
Italy Present
Lithuania Present
Poland Present
Slovakia Present
Norway Present
Russia Present
Switzerland Present
Sweden Present
Ukraine Present
Netherlands Present
United Kingdom Present (Limited)
Africa
Morocco Present
Asia
China Present
Russia Present

Type of Pest

  • Insect (Lepidoptera)

Host or Industry at Risk

  • show / hide

Pinus

Major Hosts

  • Pinus L.
  • Pinus sylvestris Linnaeus

Threats to Protected Cultivation

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

  • Coniferous

Further Information

PRA Availability

Forest Research (2009)

Regulation and EPPO listing

  • show / hide

Not currently listed

Actions Indicated

  • show / hide

Action

Statutory action against interceptions. Containment strategy for populations in Scotland.

General Comments

Moth pest widely distributed in Europe and Asia, with a breeding population present in Scotland. A containment srategy is in place and action would be taken against interceptions to prevent further introductions. Further consideration will be given to possible future regulatory status.

Risk Records for this Pest