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UK Risk Register Details for Dacus frontalis

This record was last updated on 07/01/2021

Scenario and Pathways

Scenario for Risk Register

  • show / hide
  • Pest is introduced

Pathway Assessed for Entry to UK

  • show / hide
  • Fruits or vegetables

Common Pathways

  • show / hide
  • Fruits or vegetables

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

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

Current Mitigations

  • show / hide

Key mitigation for pest

Regulated quarantine pest

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

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

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
Africa
South Africa Present
Kenya Present
Zimbabwe Present
Namibia Present
Tanzania Present
Eritrea Present
Angola Present
Lesotho Present
Congo (Democratic Rep.) Present
Nigeria Present
Botswana Present
Cabo Verde Present
Benin Present
Egypt Present
Sudan Present
Tunisia Present
Libya Present
Algeria Present
Morocco Present
Asia
Yemen Present
Saudi Arabia Present
Iraq Present

Type of Pest

  • Insect (Diptera)

Host or Industry at Risk

  • show / hide

Outdoor cucurbit production

Major Hosts

  • Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.
  • Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
  • Cucumis melo L.
  • Cucumis sativus L.
  • Cucurbita pepo L.
  • Cucurbitaceae (family)

Threats to Protected Cultivation

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

Further Information

PRA Availability

PRA not available

Regulation and EPPO listing

  • show / hide

Regulated quarantine pest

Actions Indicated

  • show / hide

Action

Statutory action against findings.

General Comments

Fruit fly affecting mainly tropical species but also cucumbers. Limited potential for establishment in the UK, but could pose a risk to outdoor vegetable crops.

Risk Records for this Pest