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The UK Plant Health Risk Register is a major step in implementing the recommendations of the independent Task Force on Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity. It is a tool for government, industry and stakeholders to prioritise action against pests and diseases which threaten our crops, trees, gardens and countryside. The Register is publicly available.

Plant pests not yet on the Risk Register may still be subject to plant health controls. The Plant Health Risk Register does not represent a comprehensive record of all pests of plant health concern, it is an evolving document to which more pests are being added every month.

Phase 1 UK Plant Health Risk Register - Summary Guide

Risk Register News

  • Pests added to the risk register January and February 2024 01/03/2024

    We have recently screened the following pests through  the UK plant health risk register for th...

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  • Fruit flies assessed as very low risk for the UK (2): Asteraceae 27/12/2023

    A large number of Tephritidae (fruit fly) species are quarantine pests in the EU, and hence Northern...

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  • Fruit flies assessed as very low risk for the UK (1) 27/12/2023

    A large number of Tephritidae (fruit fly) species are quarantine pests in the EU, and hence Northern...

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  • Pests reviewed or added to the risk register Autumn 2023 14/12/2023

    We have recently added two new pests to the risk register: Leucaspis pusilla, a scale insect which f...

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  • Pests reviewed or added to the risk register late summer 2023 21/08/2023

    Following a full Pest Risk Analysis, we have recently reviewed the scores of the following pests: ...

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  • Pests added to or reviewed on the risk register: June 2023 (2) 22/06/2023

    Pests recently added to the risk register:Heliothis virescens - Tobacco budworm, polyphagous pe...

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  • Pests added to or reviewed on the risk register: June 2023 18/06/2023

    Pests recently added to the risk register:Chrysobothris mali - Apple tree borer, added followin...

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  • Pests reviewed on the risk register: February 2023 02/03/2023

    Pests recently updated on the risk register:Archips fuscocupreanus - Apple tortrix moth.Spiroplasma ...

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  • Pests added to or reviewed on the risk register: December 2022 30/12/2022

    Pests recently added to the risk register:Gnomoniopsis idaeicola - a fungal pathogen which affe...

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  • Pest added to the risk register: October 2022 19/10/2022

    We have recently added Ips pertubatus to the risk register. This is a North American bark beetle whi...

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  • Pests added to or reviewed on the risk register - September 2022 27/09/2022

    Pests recently added to the risk register:Cherry green ring mottle virus - Virus which affects a ran...

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  • Risk register updated for GB legislation 08/08/2022

    The risk register has been updated to reflect these changes which came into force for certain pests ...

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  • Pests added to or reviewed on the risk register - June 2022 14/06/2022

    Pests recently added to the risk register: Diaporthe amygdali, a pathogen causing canker on peach...

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  • Pests added to the UK Plant Health Risk Register May 2022 25/05/2022

    Pests recently added to the risk register: Xanthomonas hydrangeae, a recently described bacterial...

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  • Please update your risk register bookmarks 03/05/2022

    The UK plant health pest risk register has moved to a new web address. Our new home is within the pl...

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  • Pests added to the UK Plant Health Risk Register April 2022 06/04/2022

    Pests recently added to the risk register:Blueberry red ringspot virus - Virus pest of blueberries p...

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  • Pests added to the UK Plant Health Risk Register February and March 2022 24/03/2022

    Pests recently added to or reviewed on the risk registerAdded Erthesina fullo - Yellow spotted st...

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  • Pests added to the UK Plant Health Risk Register, December 2021 15/01/2022

    Pests recently added to the risk register: Creontiades pallidus - A polyphagous bug pest of ...

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  • Pests added to the UK Plant Health Risk Register, November 2021 29/11/2021

    Pests recently added to the risk register: Leucaspis pini - a scale affecting pine trees Cyclorh...

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  • Risk register review: October 2021 20/10/2021

    The risk register entry for Phytophthora pluvialis has been reviewed this month. This is a fungus-li...

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  • Pests added to the UK Plant Health Risk Register, September 2021 14/09/2021

    Pests recently added to the risk register:Pests of plants mainly grown for fruit in the UK: Blueb...

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  • Risk register guidance document updated 31/08/2021

    We have recently updated the guidance document which accompanies the risk register. The new document...

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  • Additions and reviews on the Risk Register: July 2021 15/07/2021

    Pests recently added to or reviewed on the UK Plant Health Risk RegisterRecently added:Agrilus mali ...

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  • Root-knot nematodes recently added to or reviewed on the UK Plant Health Risk Register 19/05/2021

    Meloidogyne species (root-knot nematodes) recently added to or reviewed on the UK Plant Health Risk ...

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  • Additions and reviews on the Risk Register: spring 2021 19/05/2021

    Pests recently added to or reviewed on the UK Plant Health Risk RegisterRecently added:Eotetranychus...

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  • Recent additions and reviews on the Risk Register: March 2021 01/03/2021

    Recently added to the UK Plant Health Risk Register:Ostrinia furnacalis – Asian corn borer, mo...

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  • Legislative status of some pests in the Risk Register 31/12/2020

    Please be aware that the legislative status of some pests on the Risk Register in Great Britain will...

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  • Recent additions and reviews on the Risk Register: December 2020 01/12/2020

    New to the Risk Register:Leek yellow stripe virus – a pest of leeks and garlicDiaporthe cauliv...

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  • Large update of pest host lists: 26/10/2020

    A longer-term project to update the host lists on the Plant Health Risk Register (RR) has been compl...

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  • New pests for the Risk Register: October 2020 26/10/2020

    Pests recently added to the Risk Register: Petrakia liobae – a fungal pathogen that grows o...

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  • Limited information on lots of RNQPs added to the Risk Register 16/06/2020

    We have recently added a large number of Regulated Non Quarantine Pests (RNQPs) to the Risk Register...

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  • New pests for the Risk Register: June 2020 15/06/2020

    We have recently added a number of pests to the Risk Register. All of these pests were added due to ...

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  • Updates to the Risk Register: May 2020 19/05/2020

    We have recently added a number of pests to the Risk Register. All of these pests were added due to ...

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  • Updating the host lists to be more comprehensive 04/05/2020

    We are in the process of adding extra hosts to many of the pests on the Risk Register, trying to mak...

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  • Updates to the Risk Register April 2020 21/04/2020

    We have recently reviewed the scores of some pests on the Risk Register. Neocerambyx raddei, the...

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  • We are in the process of reviewing many of the pests on the Risk Register 14/04/2020

    We are in the process of reviewing the scores of all listed (and formerly listed) pests on the UK Pl...

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  • Additions and updates to the Risk Register March & April 2020 06/04/2020

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register: Lonsdalea quercina a disease of o...

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  • Additions to the Risk Register January 2020 15/01/2020

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register:Agrilus granulatus subsp. granulat...

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  • Legislation status of pests 16/12/2019

    Please be aware that the legislation on Plant Health has changed significantly, as from 14 December ...

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  • Additions and updates to the Risk Register October 2019 31/10/2019

    New to the Risk Register:Phellinus everhartii - fungal pest of oak species in North America The foll...

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  • Additions and updates to the Risk Register September 2019 23/09/2019

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register:Spodoptera ornithogalli - a North ...

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  • Additions and updates to the Risk Register June 2019 27/06/2019

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register:Dendroctonus jeffreyi - a non-Euro...

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  • Addition to the Risk Register June 2019 11/06/2019

    Added to the Risk Register this month:Southern tomato virus - a seed-transmitted virus of tomatoes w...

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  • Updates and additions to the Risk Register May 2019 21/05/2019

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register.Pests recently added to the Risk R...

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  • Updates and additions to the Risk Register January 2019 29/01/2019

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register.Pests recently added to the Risk R...

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  • Updates and additions to the Risk Register December 2018 12/12/2018

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register.Pests recently added to the Risk R...

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  • Updates and additions to the Risk Register November 2018 12/11/2018

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register.Tree pests recently added to the R...

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  • Updates and additions to the Risk Register September 2018 01/10/2018

    Tree pests recently added to the Risk Register:Rusticoclytus rusticus – grey tiger longhorn, a...

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  • Updates and additions to the Risk Register July 2018 11/07/2018

    Tree pests recently added to the Risk Register:Takahashia japonica - string cottony scale, polyphago...

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  • Updates and additions to the Risk Register June 2018 25/06/2018

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register:Cathaica fasciola – a polyph...

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  • Additions to the Risk Register late May 2018 23/05/2018

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register:Pests of trees:Hylesinus eos &ndas...

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  • Additions to the Risk Register May 2018 10/05/2018

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register:Pests of trees:Cronartium comptoni...

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  • Additions to the Risk Register March 2018 14/03/2018

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register:Eggplant mottled dwarf nucleorhabd...

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  • Additions to the Risk Register January 2018 24/01/2018

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register:Anthonomus spilotus – pear l...

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  • Update and addition to the Risk Register December 2017 18/12/2017

    The following pest has recently been added to the Risk Register:Eurytoma schreineri – plum see...

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  • New features for the Risk Register 04/12/2017

    We have been making some changes to the UK Plant Health Risk Register.Uncertainty. We have started t...

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  • Additions to the Risk Register November 2017 14/11/2017

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register:Trees and ornamentals:Neodiprion a...

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  • Additions to the Risk Register October 2017 20/10/2017

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register:Pests of trees and ornamentals:Aca...

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  • Additions to the Risk Register September 2017 15/09/2017

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register:Pepper vein yellows virus – ...

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  • Updates and Additions to the Risk Register July 2017 20/07/2017

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register:Pests of protected & outdoor c...

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  • Additions to the Risk Register July 2017 04/07/2017

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register:Anguina pacificae – Pacific ...

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  • Spodoptera species review June 2017 29/06/2017

    The Risk Register entries for six Spodoptera species (noctuid moths) have been reviewed. These revie...

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  • Additions to the Risk Register June 2017 29/06/2017

    The following insect pests have recently been added to the Risk Register:Moths:Ennomos subsignaria &...

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  • Updates and Additions to the Risk Register April 2017 12/04/2017

    The following pests have been added to the Risk Register recently:Agriphila aeneociliella - eastern ...

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  • Updates and Additions to the Risk Register March 2017 08/03/2017

    The following pests have been added to the Risk Register recently:Diurpahis noxia - Russian wheat ap...

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  • Updates and Additions to the Risk Register February 2017 09/02/2017

    The following pests have been added to the Risk Register recently: Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi - a ...

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  • Xylella vectors 01/02/2017

    The Risk Register entries for the North American vectors of Xylella fastidiosa have been reviewed, t...

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  • Updates and Additions to the Risk Register January 2017 01/02/2017

    The following pests have been added to the Risk Register recently:    Texas Phoenix P...

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  • Viroids 13/12/2016

    Viroids are virus-like pathogens which can be spread mechanically (e.g. on tools or gloves) by veget...

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  • Updates to the Risk Register 17/11/2016

    New pests have been added to the Risk Register:    Neofusicoccum luteum, N. parvum an...

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  • Recent Interceptions 15/11/2016

    The following pests have recently been intercepted at the border or found in the UK for the first ti...

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  • Updates to the Risk Register 28/09/2016

    Xylella fastidiosa has different subspecies and strains, which vary in their host range, impacts and...

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  • Updated Risk Register Entries 25/07/2016

    The following pests have had their entries updated either due to new information, or because of the ...

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  • New Entries July 2016 22/07/2016

    New pests have been added to the UK Plant Health Risk Register: -    Xylotoles griseu...

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  • New Pest Alerts and Factsheets 08/07/2016

    Several new and updated pest alerts and factsheets are available:    Leptinotarsa dec...

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  • Additions to the Risk Register 26/05/2016

    The following pests have been added to the Risk Register:    Corythucha ciliata &ndas...

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  • Updates April 2016 13/04/2016

    The following pests have been added to the Risk Register:    Ceratothripoides brunneu...

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  • Updates and Additions 31/03/2016

    The following pests have been added to the Risk Register:    Prodiplosis longifila &n...

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  • Additions and Changes to Risk Register Entries 07/03/2016

    The following pests have recently been added to the Risk Register:    Callidiellum ru...

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  • Epitrix potato flea beetles 29/02/2016

    Previously, two North American species of potato flea beetle were thought to have been introduced to...

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Example Searches



Which entries are pests of Fraxinus?

Which entries are pests of Solanum?

Which pests have a PRA available?


These are examples of some of the kinds of searches which are possible within the Risk Register and if you have any suggestions for additional searches please feel free to provide these via the feedback box at the bottom of this page.

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