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UK Risk Register Details for Alstroemeria necrotic streak virus

Pest has been archived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 The information on this pest was correct as of 24/04/2023, but is no longer actively maintained.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 24/04/2023

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)
  • Cut flowers or branches

Common Pathways

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  • Plants for planting (except seeds bulbs and tubers)
  • Cut flowers or branches
  • Fruits or vegetables

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 4
Spread [1 - 5] 2
Impact [1 - 5] 2
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 3
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 8
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 24

Current Mitigations

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Key mitigation for pest

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 3
Spread [1 - 5] 2
Impact [1 - 5] 2
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 3
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 6
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 18

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
North America
Canada Present
South America
Colombia Present

Type of Pest

  • Virus or Viroid

Host or Industry at Risk

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Cut flower production

Major Hosts

  • Alstroemeria L.
  • Capsicum annuum L.
  • Chrysanthemum L.
  • Hoya carnosa (L.F.) R.Br.
  • Lactuca sativa L.
  • Solanum lycopersicum L.
  • Osteospermum L.
  • Solanum quitoense Lam.
  • Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.

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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Not currently listed

Actions Indicated

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Action

No statutory action

General Comments

Virus affecting Chrysanthemum and Alstroemeria, but now detected in solanaceous crops, lettuce and Hoya. It only seems to affect foliage, veins and stems and the economic impacts are not currently deemed to be particularly serious. Unlikely to pose a significant threat to UK plant health.

Further Information

Uncertainty

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Key uncertainty for pest

Hosts and distribution.

Climate

Current distribution

Hosts

Impact

Pathways

Regulation

Taxonomy

UK distribution