• Pest is introduced

• Plants for planting (except seeds bulbs and tubers)
• Soil/growing medium
• Plants for planting (with soil)

• Plants for planting (except seeds bulbs and tubers)
• Soil/growing medium

× Likelihood For "Pest is Introduced" the lowest value of Entry or Establishment, as both are required for a successful introduction. For "Pest Spreads to Maximum Extent" this is an expert judgement on the likelihood of this occurrence. See Guidance Document for more Information Close Likelihood [1 - 5]		2
× Spread The rate at which a pest can expand, by natural dispersal only, within an area. See Guidance Document for more Information Close Spread [1 - 5]	1
× Impact The highest value from economic, environmental or social impacts. See Guidance Document for more Information Close Impact [1 - 5]			3
× Value at Risk The value of the hosts or industries at risk from this pest in the UK. See Guidance Document for more Information Close Value at Risk [1 - 5]					5
× Likelihood x Impact The likelihood multiplied by the impact, which shows the risk to the sector. See Guidance Document for more Information Close Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25]	6
× UK Relative Risk Rating Likelihood x Impact x Value at Risk. See Guidance Document for more Information Close UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125]	30

Key mitigation for pest

Prohibition of key pathway and provisional quarantine pest (Great Britain); regulated non quarantine pest (Northern Ireland)

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

× Likelihood For "Pest is Introduced" the lowest value of Entry or Establishment, as both are required for a successful introduction. For "Pest Spreads to Maximum Extent" this is an expert judgement on the likelihood of this occurrence. See Guidance Document for more Information Close Likelihood [1 - 5]		2
× Spread The rate at which a pest can expand, by natural dispersal only, within an area. See Guidance Document for more Information Close Spread [1 - 5]	1
× Impact The highest value from economic, environmental or social impacts. See Guidance Document for more Information Close Impact [1 - 5]			3
× Value at Risk The value of the hosts or industries at risk from this pest in the UK. See Guidance Document for more Information Close Value at Risk [1 - 5]					5
× Likelihood x Impact The likelihood multiplied by the impact, which shows the risk to the sector. See Guidance Document for more Information Close Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25]	6
× UK Relative Risk Rating Likelihood x Impact x Value at Risk. See Guidance Document for more Information Close UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125]	30

Regulation

Deregulation

Management By Industry

Targeted Survey

PRA

Contingency Plan

Publicity

Research

Country / Territory			Status			Notes
Europe
	Montenegro		Present
	Switzerland		Present
	Spain		Present
	Netherlands		Present
	Poland		Present
	Portugal		Present
	Romania		Present
	Russia		Present
	Belgium		Present
	Bulgaria		Present
	France		Present
	Germany		Present
	Greece		Present
	Hungary		Present
	Iceland		Present
	Ukraine		Present
	Italy		Present
	Republic of North Macedonia		Present
	Moldova		Present
	United Kingdom		Absent
North America
	Mexico		Present
	United States		Present
South America
	Bolivia		Present
	Chile		Present
	Brazil		Present
	Venezuela		Present
	Uruguay		Present
	Suriname		Present
	Peru		Present
	Paraguay		Present
	Guyana		Present
	Ecuador		Present
	Colombia		Present
	Argentina		Present
Oceania
	Fiji		Present
	Australia		Present
	Tuvalu		Present
	Solomon Islands		Present
	Samoa		Present
	Papua New Guinea		Present
Africa
	Zimbabwe		Present
	Uganda		Present
	Mauritius		Present
	Sao Tome and Principe		Present
	Sudan		Present
	Tanzania		Present
	Tunisia		Present
	South Africa		Present
	Senegal		Present
	Nigeria		Present
	Mozambique		Present
	Morocco		Present
	Malawi		Present
	Ghana		Present
	Egypt		Present
	Madagascar		Present
	Libya		Present
	Algeria		Present
	Liberia		Present
	Cote d'Ivoire		Present
	Gambia		Present
	Ethiopia		Present
Asia
	South Korea		Present
	Saudi Arabia		Present
	Philippines		Present
	Pakistan		Present
	Vietnam		Present
	Uzbekistan		Present
	Turkmenistan		Present
	Thailand		Present
	Tajikistan		Present
	Taiwan		Present
	Syria		Present
	Sri Lanka		Present
	Russia		Present
	North Korea		Present
	Nepal		Present
	Mongolia		Present
	Maldives		Present
	Malaysia		Present
	Lebanon		Present
	Jordan		Present
	Japan		Present
	Iran		Present
	Indonesia		Present
	India		Present
	China		Present
	Bangladesh		Present
	Azerbaijan		Present
	Armenia		Present
Central America
	Trinidad and Tobago		Present
	Puerto Rico		Present
	Martinique		Present
	Jamaica		Present
	Guadeloupe		Present
	El Salvador		Present
	Cuba		Present
	Costa Rica		Present
	Bermuda		Present
	Belize		Present

• Nematode (Tylenchida)

Total protected cultivation

• Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
• Arachis hypogaea L.
• Avena sativa L.
• Capsicum frutescens var. baccatum L.
• Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
• Coffea arabica L.
• Cucumis sativus L.
• Cucurbita pepo L.
• Daucus carota subsp. sativus
• Digitalis purpurea L.
• Ficus carica L.
• Glycine max (L.) Merr.
• Gossypium hirsutum var. hirsutum L.
• Hordeum vulgare (spring barley) L.,
• Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir./Lam.
• Solanum lycopersicum L.
• Malus pumila var. paradisiaca Schneider
• Medicago x varia Martius
• Musa L.
• Nicotiana tabacum L.
• Olea europaea Linnaeus
• Oryza sativa L.
• Passiflora edulis fo. flavicarpa Sims Deg.
• Phaseolus vulgaris ssp. vulgaris L.
• Pisum sativum var. sativum Linnaeus
• Prunus armeniaca L.
• Prunus avium ssp./var. avium L.
• Prunus cerasus L.
• Prunus domestica ssp. domestica L.
• Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb
• Prunus persica Batsch
• Prunus salicina Lindl.
• Psidium guajava L.
• Saccharum officinarum Ratoon L. :
• Solanum nigrum L.
• Solanum tuberosum L.
• Trifolium pratense L.
• Trifolium repens L.
• Vigna unguiculata (Linnaeus) Walpers
• Vitis vinifera L.
• Zea mays L.

• Only protected crops

• N/A

PRA Availability

PRA not available

Provisional quarantine pest (Great Britain); regulated non quarantine pest (Northern Ireland)

Action

Statutory action in Great Britain, statutory action in line with legislation in Northern Ireland

General Comments

Species of tropical/sub-tropical plant pathogenic root knot nematode absent from the UK, damaging to wide range of ornamental and commercial crops as well as soft fruits under glass.

Key uncertainty for pest

Distribution in Northern Europe & climatic suitability of the UK for overwintering.

Climate

Current distribution

Hosts

Impact

Pathways

Regulation

Taxonomy

UK distribution