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UK Risk Register Details for Xiphinema brasiliense

This record was last updated on 24/05/2023

Scenario and Pathways

Scenario for Risk Register

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  • Pest is introduced

Pathway Assessed for Entry to UK

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  • Plants for planting (with soil)

Common Pathways

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

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

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

Current Mitigations

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Key mitigation for pest

Prohibition of key pathway

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 2
Spread [1 - 5] 1
Impact [1 - 5] 2
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 2
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 4
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
North America
United States Present
South America
Brazil Present
Peru Present
Venezuela Present
Africa
Nigeria Present
Asia
India Present
Sri Lanka Present
China Present
Central America
Costa Rica Present
Guatemala Present

Type of Pest

  • Nematode (Dorylaimida)

Host or Industry at Risk

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Botanical collections or specialists

Major Hosts

  • Andropogon bicornis L.
  • Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don
  • Mangifera indica L.
  • Musa L.
  • Nicotiana tabacum L.
  • Persea americana Mill.
  • Saccharum L.
  • Solanum tuberosum L.
  • Sorghum vulgare Pers.
  • Theobroma cacao L.
  • Citrus

Threats to Protected Cultivation

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

Further Information

PRA Availability

UK (1996)

Regulation and EPPO listing

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Not currently listed

Actions Indicated

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Action

No statutory action

General Comments

Tropical nematode pest moving in trade. Assessed for risk to botanical collections in glasshouses.

Risk Records for this Pest