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UK Risk Register Details for Meloidogyne enterolobii

This record was last updated on 10/07/2023

Common Names

  • Root-knot nematode

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)
  • Fruits or vegetables
  • Soil/growing medium

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 4
Spread [1 - 5] 1
Impact [1 - 5] 3
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 5
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 12
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 60

Current Mitigations

  • show / hide

Key mitigation for pest

Prohibition of key pathways. Provisional quarantine pest (Great Britain). Regulated quarantine pest (Northern Ireland).

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
Switzerland Present (Limited) under containment, in case eradication is impossible.
Portugal Present
Netherlands Present Transient, under eradication.
United Kingdom Absent
Italy Absent Absent, pest eradicated.
North America
Mexico Present
United States Present
South America
Brazil Present
Venezuela Present
Oceania
Australia Present Not widely distributed, under official control.
Africa
Egypt Present Present, not widely distributed.
Congo (Democratic Rep.) Present
Gambia Present
Benin Present
Burkina Faso Present
Cote d'Ivoire Present
Kenya Present
Malawi Present
Mozambique Present
Niger Present
Senegal Present
South Africa Present
Togo Present
Asia
China Present
India Present
Thailand Present
Vietnam Present
Taiwan Present
Central America
Cuba Present
Guadeloupe Present
Guatemala Present
Martinique Present
Puerto Rico Present
Trinidad and Tobago Present
Costa Rica Present

Type of Pest

  • Nematode (Tylenchida)

Host or Industry at Risk

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Protected cultivation

Major Hosts

  • Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
  • Ajuga reptans L.
  • Angelonia Humb. & Bonpl.
  • Apium graveolens var. dulce L.
  • Aquilaria malaccensis Lam.
  • Artocarpus heterophyllus (= heterophylla) Lam.
  • Beta vulgaris L.
  • Bidens alba (Linnaeus) De Candolle
  • Callistemon R.Br.
  • Callistemon viminalis (Soland. & Gaertn.) Cheel, non G.Don
  • Camellia oleifera Abel
  • Capsicum annuum L.
  • Cereus Mill.
  • Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
  • Clerodendrum ugandense Prain
  • Coffea arabica L.
  • Cucumis melo L.
  • Cucurbita L.
  • Daucus carota L.
  • Dioscorea rotundata Poir.
  • Elaeocarpus L.
  • Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Velloso De Miranda) Morong
  • Euphorbia heterophylla L.
  • Ficus L.
  • Gardenia jasminoides Ellis
  • Glycine max (L.) Merr.
  • Hibiscus L.
  • Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir./Lam.
  • Lampranthus N.E.Br.
  • Lantana L.
  • Ligustrum L.
  • Solanum lycopersicum L.
  • Malpighia L.
  • Maranta arundinacea L.
  • Melaleuca L.
  • Morinda citrifolia Linnaeus
  • Morus L.
  • Morus nigra L.
  • Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn./Pers.
  • Ocimum basilicum L.
  • Paulownia elongata Sh.-Y.Hu
  • Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman Ex A. W. Hill
  • Phaseolus vulgaris L.
  • Psidium guajava L.
  • Solanum americanum Mill.
  • Solanum intrursum Soria
  • Solanum melongena L.
  • Solenostemon scutellarioides (Linnaeus) Codd
  • Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
  • Thunbergia Retz.
  • Tibouchina Aubl.
  • Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.
  • Vigna unguiculata (Linnaeus) Walpers
  • Vitis L.
  • Zingiber officinale Roscoe
  • Ziziphus Mill.
  • Brugmansia Pers.
  • Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.
  • Gossypium hirsutum

Threats to Protected Cultivation

  • Only protected crops

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

  • N/A

Further Information

PRA Availability

EPPO (2010)

Regulation and EPPO listing

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Provisional quarantine pest (Great Britain). Regulated quarantine pest (Northern Ireland). EPPO A2

Actions Indicated

  • show / hide

Action

Statutory action

General Comments

Emerging nematode pest. A potential risk to glasshouse crops in UK, but main pathway of soil is prohibited.

Further Information

Uncertainty

  • show / hide

Key uncertainty for pest

Suitability of UK climate for outdoor establishment

Climate

Current distribution

Hosts

Impact

Pathways

Regulation

Taxonomy

UK distribution

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