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UK Risk Register Details for Spodoptera exempta

Pest has been archived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 The information on this pest was correct as of 11/05/2022, but is no longer actively maintained.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 11/05/2022

Common Names

  • African armyworm
  • Armyworm, African
  • Armyworm, true
  • Mystery armyworm
  • Nutgrass armyworm

Scenario and Pathways

Scenario for Risk Register

  • show / hide
  • Pest is introduced

Pathway Assessed for Entry to UK

  • show / hide
  • Plants for planting (except seeds bulbs and tubers)

Common Pathways

  • show / hide
  • Plants for planting (except seeds bulbs and tubers)
  • Fruits or vegetables

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 2
Spread [1 - 5] 5
Impact [1 - 5] 3
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 5
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 6
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 30

Current Mitigations

  • show / hide

Key mitigation for pest

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 2
Spread [1 - 5] 5
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
United Kingdom Absent
North America
United States Present
Oceania
Australia Present
Papua New Guinea Present
Africa
Angola Present
Benin Present
Botswana Present
Burkina Faso Present
Burundi Present
Congo (Brazzaville) Present
Congo (Democratic Rep.) Present
Cote d'Ivoire Present
Egypt Present
Ethiopia Present
Ghana Present
Kenya Present
Madagascar Present
Malawi Present
Mali Present
Mayotte Present
Mozambique Present
Namibia Present
Niger Present
Nigeria Present
Rwanda Present
Senegal Present
Sierra Leone Present
Somalia Present
South Africa Present
Sudan Present
Tanzania Present
Togo Present
Uganda Present
Zambia Present
Zimbabwe Present
Asia
India Present
Indonesia Present
Malaysia Present
Myanmar Present
Philippines Present
Saudi Arabia Present
Singapore Present
Sri Lanka Present
Vietnam Present
Yemen Present

Type of Pest

  • Insect (Lepidoptera)

Host or Industry at Risk

  • show / hide

Cereals

Major Hosts

  • Avena sativa L.
  • Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter
  • Poaceae (family)
  • Hordeum vulgare L. em. Lam.
  • Oryza sativa L.
  • Panicum dichotomiflorum (L.) Michx.
  • Panicum miliaceum L.
  • Saccharum officinarum L.
  • Sorghum vulgare Pers.
  • Zea mays L.

Threats to Protected Cultivation

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

Further Information

PRA Availability

UK (1996)

Regulation and EPPO listing

  • show / hide

Not currently listed

Actions Indicated

  • show / hide

Action

No statutory action in Great Britain

General Comments

Unregulated moth pest that could potentially be damaging to cereals and grasses if introduced, but establishment is considered unlikely. No interceptions or outbreaks anywhere in Europe so unlikely to propose a significant threat.

Risk Records for this Pest