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UK Risk Register Details for Armillaria mellea

This record was last updated on 30/12/2020

Common Names

  • honey fungus
  • Root rot

Scenario and Pathways

Scenario for Risk Register

  • show / hide

Pathway Assessed for Entry to UK

  • show / hide

Common Pathways

  • show / hide

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

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

Current Mitigations

  • show / hide

Key mitigation for pest

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

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

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
Albania Present
Austria Present
Belarus Present
Bosnia-Herzegovina Present
Bulgaria Present
Croatia Present
Czech Republic Present
Denmark Present
France Present
Germany Present
Greece Present
Hungary Present
Iceland Present
Italy Present
Lithuania Present
Luxembourg Present
Republic of North Macedonia Present
Netherlands Present
Poland Present
Portugal Present
Romania Present
Russia Present
Serbia Present
Slovakia Unknown Recorded as "Czechoslovakia"
Slovenia Present
Spain Present
Switzerland Present
Türkiye Present
Ukraine Present
United Kingdom Present (Widespread)
North America
Canada Present
Mexico Present
United States Present
South America
Colombia Present
Africa
Congo (Democratic Rep.) Present
Kenya Present
Morocco Present
Nigeria Present
Reunion Present
South Africa Present
Tanzania Present
Tunisia Present
Uganda Present
Asia
China Present
Georgia Present
India Present
Iran Present
Japan Present
South Korea Present
Syria Present

Type of Pest

  • Fungus

Host or Industry at Risk

  • show / hide

Major Hosts

  • Abies alba Miller
  • Abies amabilis (Dougl. Ex Lood) Dougl. Ex Forbes
  • Abies concolor var. concolor (Gord. & Glend.)Lindl. Ex Hild.
  • Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.
  • Abies sachalinensis (Fr.Schm.) Mast.
  • Acacia dealbata Link
  • Acer campestre L.
  • Acer platanoides L.
  • Acer pseudoplatanus L.
  • Acer saccharum Marsh.
  • Actinidia chinensis Planch.
  • Aesculus turbinata Blume
  • Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
  • Alnus incana (L.) Moench
  • Alnus subcordata C.A.Mey.
  • Arundo donax L.
  • Betula papyrifera Marsh.
  • Betula pendula Roth
  • Carpinus betulus L.
  • Carya illinoinensis K.Koch
  • Castanea sativa Mill.
  • Cedrus atlantica (Endl.) Manetti Ex Carr.
  • Ceratonia siliqua L.
  • Chamaecyparis obtusa Sieb. & Zucc. Ex Endl.
  • Citrus aurantium subsp. aurantium Linnaeus
  • Citrus limon (Linnaeus) N.L.Burman
  • Corylus avellana Linnaeus
  • Cryptomeria japonica (L.F.) D.Don
  • Cupressocyparis leylandii (Dallimore & A.B.Jackson) Dallimore
  • Cydonia oblonga Mill.
  • Cynara cardunculus L.
  • Deutzia Thunb.
  • Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.
  • Eucalyptus L'Herit.
  • Ficus carica L.
  • Forsythia suspensa var. suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl
  • Fraxinus excelsior L.
  • Gleditsia caspica Desf.
  • Hedera helix ssp. helix L.
  • Ilex aquifolium L.
  • Juglans regia L.
  • Juniperus communis ssp. communis L.
  • Kerria japonica (L.) Dc.
  • Kolkwitzia amabilis Graebn.
  • Laburnum anagyroides Medik.
  • Larix decidua Mill.
  • Laurus nobilis L.
  • Ligustrum vulgare L.
  • Liriodendron tulipifera L.
  • Mahonia japonica (Thunb. Ex Murr.) Dc.
  • Malus Mill.
  • Morus alba L.
  • Morus nigra L.
  • Nerium oleander L.
  • Olea europaea Linnaeus
  • Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.
  • Parrotia persica (Dc.) C.A.Mey.
  • Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. em. Rehd.
  • Pelargonium L'Herit. Ex Ait.
  • Philadelphus coronarius L.
  • Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.
  • Pinus L.
  • Pistacia vera L.
  • Platanus orientalis L.
  • Populus L.
  • Populus nigra L.
  • Prunus L.
  • Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Mirbel) Franco
  • Pyracantha M.J.Roem.
  • Pyrus L.
  • Pyrus pyraster Burgsd.
  • Quercus L.
  • Rhododendron L.
  • Ribes nigrum L.
  • Ribes sanguineum Pursh
  • Robinia pseudoacacia L.
  • Rosa L.
  • Rumex obtusifolius L.
  • Salix alba L.
  • Salix babylonica L.
  • Salix caprea L.
  • Sambucus nigra L.
  • Schinus molle L.
  • Sorbus aucuparia var. aucuparia L.
  • Spartium junceum L./Lam.
  • Syringa vulgaris L.
  • Tilia L.
  • Tsuga heterophylla (Rafin.) Sarg.
  • Ulmus minor Mill. em. Richens
  • Viburnum L.
  • Vitis vinifera L.
  • Fagus sylvatica L.
  • Actinidia deliciosa (A. Chev.) Liang & A.R. Ferg.

Threats to Protected Cultivation

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

Further Information

PRA Availability

PRA not available

Regulation and EPPO listing

  • show / hide

Regulated non quarantine pest (as Armillariella mellea)

Actions Indicated

  • show / hide

Action

No current Actions Indicated

General Comments

The Risk Register entry for this pest is extremely incomplete and it cannot be compared with other pests on the Risk Register at the current time. As this is a Regulated Non Quarantine Pest (RNQP) listed in the legislation, we are making available the information we have gathered on the pest so far. It is possible that we will add new information to this pest entry in due course, but as there are a great many RNQPs this may take some time.

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