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UK Risk Register Details for Herpetogramma licarsisalis

Pest has been archived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 The information on this pest was correct as of 23/10/2017, but is no longer actively maintained.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 21/04/2020

Common Names

  • Grass caterpillar
  • Grass webworm
  • Sod webworm

Scenario and Pathways

Scenario for Risk Register

  • show / hide
  • Pest is introduced

Pathway Assessed for Entry to UK

  • show / hide
  • Natural spread

Common Pathways

  • show / hide
  • Plants for planting (except seeds bulbs and tubers)
  • Cut flowers or branches
  • Fruits or vegetables
  • Natural spread

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 1
Spread [1 - 5] 5
Impact [1 - 5] 2
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 5
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 2
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 10

Current Mitigations

  • show / hide

Key mitigation for pest

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 1
Spread [1 - 5] 5
Impact [1 - 5] 2
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 5
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 2
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 10

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
Spain Present
Portugal Present
Malta Present
North America
United States Present (Limited)
Oceania
Australia Present
New Zealand Present (Limited)
Fiji Present
Marshall Islands Present
Samoa Present
French Polynesia Present
Africa
Congo (Democratic Rep.) Present
Togo Present
Egypt Present
Reunion Present
Madagascar Present
South Africa Present
Sierra Leone Present
Asia
India Present
Sri Lanka Present
Indonesia Present
Malaysia Present
China Present
Japan Present
Bangladesh Present

Type of Pest

  • Insect (Lepidoptera)

Host or Industry at Risk

  • show / hide

Pasture

Major Hosts

  • Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
  • Gramineae Adans., Nom. Cons.
  • Lolium perenne L.
  • Oryza sativa L.
  • Pennisetum clandestinum Hochstetter
  • Zea mays L.

Threats to Protected Cultivation

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

Moth pest of pasture intercepted twice in the UK on produce and also an occasional migrant. No significant risk of entry of establishment.