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UK Risk Register Details for Meloidogyne ethiopica

This record was last updated on 30/10/2023

Scenario and Pathways

Scenario for Risk Register

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  • Pest is introduced

Pathway Assessed for Entry to UK

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  • Bulbs or tubers
  • Plants for planting (with soil)

Common Pathways

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  • Plants for planting (except seeds bulbs and tubers)
  • Bulbs or tubers
  • Soil/growing medium
  • Agricultural machinery
  • Potato bags

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

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

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] 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
United Kingdom Absent
Türkiye Present
South America
Brazil Present
Chile Present
Peru Present
Africa Present
Ethiopia Present
Kenya Present
Mozambique Present
South Africa Present
Tanzania Present
Zimbabwe Present

Type of Pest

  • Nematode (Tylenchida)

Host or Industry at Risk

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Protected and outdoor crops grown in soil

Major Hosts

  • Actinidia chinensis Planch.
  • Asparagus officinalis L.
  • Avena sativa L.
  • Beta vulgaris L.
  • Brassica napus L.
  • Capsicum L.
  • Lactuca sativa L.
  • Solanum lycopersicum L.
  • Phaseolus vulgaris L.
  • Pisum sativum Linnaeus
  • Solanum tuberosum L.
  • Spinacia oleracea L.
  • Vicia faba L.
  • Vitis labrusca L.
  • Vitis vinifera L.
  • Actinidia deliciosa (A. Chev.) Liang & A.R. Ferg.

Threats to Protected Cultivation

  • Both protected crops and outdoor production

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

  • N/A

Further Information

PRA Availability

Slovenia (2018)

Regulation and EPPO listing

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EPPO A1

Actions Indicated

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Action

Statutory action against findings.

General Comments

Polyphagous nematode pest, with the potential to cause damage to outdoor and glasshouse crops, if introduced to the UK. Import restrictions mitigate risk of entry.

Further Information

Uncertainty

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Key uncertainty for pest

Ability to survive outdoors in the UK and impact on most recorded hosts.

Climate

Current distribution

Hosts

Impact

Pathways

Regulation

Taxonomy

UK distribution

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