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UK Risk Register Details for Leek yellow stripe virus

This record was last updated on 22/02/2021

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)
  • Bulbs or tubers

Common Pathways

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

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 3
Spread [1 - 5] 4
Impact [1 - 5] 2
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 3
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 6
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 18

Current Mitigations

  • show / hide

Key mitigation for pest

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 3
Spread [1 - 5] 4
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
Belgium Present
Denmark Present
Finland Present
France Present
Germany Present
Greece Present
Italy Present
Netherlands Present
Slovenia Present
Sweden Present
United Kingdom Unknown
North America
Mexico Present
United States Present
South America
Argentina Present
Colombia Present
Uruguay Present
Venezuela Present
Oceania
Australia Present
New Zealand Present
Africa
Tunisia Present
Asia
Bangladesh Present
China Present
Indonesia Present
Iran Present
Japan Present
Thailand Present
Yemen Present

Type of Pest

  • Virus or Viroid

Host or Industry at Risk

  • show / hide

Allium

Major Hosts

  • Allium porrum L.
  • Allium sativum L.

Threats to Protected Cultivation

  • Both protected crops and outdoor production

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

  • N/A

Further Information

PRA Availability

PRA not available

Regulation and EPPO listing

  • show / hide

Regulated non quarantine pest

Actions Indicated

  • show / hide

Action

Statutory action on planting material

General Comments

Virus of leek and garlic present in Europe, vectored by aphid species known to be present in the UK. Following assessment this pest is being recommended for regulation on leeks as well as garlic.

Further Information

Uncertainty

  • show / hide

Key uncertainty for pest

Estimation of imports of host material for propagation / planting & vector wind dispersal

Climate

Current distribution

Hosts

Impact

Pathways

Regulation

Taxonomy

UK distribution

Risk Records for this Pest