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UK Risk Register Details for Zaprionus indianus

Pest has been archived

This pest has been assessed for the Risk Register and is considered to pose a low risk to the UK. The information on this pest was correct as of 10/10/2017, but is no longer actively maintained. It will only be updated if new information is received which indicates the potential for a significant increase in risk to the UK.

This record was last updated on 12/05/2021

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

Current Mitigations

  • show / hide

Key mitigation for pest

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

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

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
Cyprus Present
France Present
Malta Present
Portugal Present (Limited) Madeira
Spain Present
United Kingdom Absent
North America
Canada Present
Mexico Present
United States Present
South America
Argentina Present
Brazil Present
Ecuador Present
French Guiana Present
Paraguay Present
Peru Present
Uruguay Present
Venezuela Present
Africa
Benin Present
Cameroon Present
Cabo Verde Present
Comoros Present
Congo (Democratic Rep.) Present
Cote d'Ivoire Present
Egypt Present
Gabon Present
Guinea Present
Kenya Present
Madagascar Present
Malawi Present
Mauritius Present
Mayotte Present
Morocco Present
Mozambique Present
Niger Present
Nigeria Present
Reunion Present
Sao Tome and Principe Present
Senegal Present
Seychelles Present
South Africa Present
Sudan Present
Tanzania Present
Asia
Bangladesh Present
India Present
Iran Present
Iraq Present
Israel Present
Jordan Present
Lebanon Present
Nepal Present
Oman Present
Pakistan Present
Saudi Arabia Present
United Arab Emirates Present
Central America
Cayman Islands Present
Panama Present

Type of Pest

  • Insect (Diptera)

Host or Industry at Risk

  • show / hide

Indoor fruit production

Major Hosts

  • Actinidia Lindl.
  • Anacardium L.
  • Annona L.
  • Capsicum frutescens L.
  • Diospyros L.
  • Ficus carica L.
  • Fragaria ananassa (F. x ananassa) Duch.
  • Solanum lycopersicum L.
  • Mangifera indica L.
  • Musa L.
  • Olea europaea Linnaeus
  • Persea americana Mill.
  • Phoenix dactylifera L.
  • Prunus cerasus L.
  • Prunus persica Batsch
  • Psidium L.
  • Psidium guajava L.
  • Punica L.
  • Rubus idaeus L.
  • Syzygium Gaertn.
  • Vaccinium L.
  • Vitis vinifera L.
  • Ziziphus Mill.
  • Citrus

Threats to Protected Cultivation

  • Only protected crops

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

Further Information

PRA Availability

PRA not available

Regulation and EPPO listing

  • show / hide

Not currently listed

Actions Indicated

  • show / hide

Action

No statutory action against findings

General Comments

Vinegar fly present in the Mediterranean region and outside Europe. Mainly a secondary pest and unlikely to cause impacts greater than native fruit flies.

Further Information

Uncertainty

  • show / hide

Key uncertainty for pest

Taxonomy: part of a species complex

Climate

Current distribution

Hosts

Impact

Pathways

Regulation

Taxonomy

UK distribution

Risk Records for this Pest