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UK Risk Register Details for Hirschmanniella caudacrena

This record was last updated on 02/03/2023

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 (except seeds bulbs and tubers)

Common Pathways

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  • Plants for planting (except seeds bulbs and tubers)

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 4
Spread [1 - 5] 1
Impact [1 - 5] 2
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 2
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 8
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 16

Current Mitigations

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Key mitigation for pest

Regulated quarantine pest

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
Denmark Absent Pest eradicated.
United Kingdom Absent
North America
United States Present
South America
Venezuela Present
Asia
Vietnam Present
Malaysia Present
Thailand Present
Singapore Present
China Present

Type of Pest

  • Nematode (Tylenchida)

Host or Industry at Risk

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Aquatic plants

Major Hosts

  • Acorus L.
  • Ceratophyllum demersum L.
  • Oryza sativa L.
  • Sagittaria L.
  • Vallisneria L.

Threats to Protected Cultivation

  • Only protected crops

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

Further Information

PRA Availability

PRA not available

Regulation and EPPO listing

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Regulated quarantine pest (as Hirschmanniella spp.)

Actions Indicated

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Action

Statutory action against findings

General Comments

Regulated nematode pest of aquatic plants, which may cause impacts to aquatic nurseries if introduced.

Risk Records for this Pest