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UK Risk Register Details for Japananus hyalinus

Pest has been archived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 The information on this pest was correct as of 09/06/2020, but is no longer actively maintained.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 09/06/2020

Common Names

  • Japanese maple leafhopper

Scenario and Pathways

Scenario for Risk Register

  • show / hide
  • Pest spreads to maximum extent

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)
  • Natural spread

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 3
Spread [1 - 5] 2
Impact [1 - 5] 1
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 5
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 3
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 15

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] 2
Impact [1 - 5] 1
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 5
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 3
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 15

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 Present (Unknown Distribution)
Austria Present
Poland Present
Spain Present
Montenegro Present
Switzerland Present
Russia Present
Serbia Present
Bulgaria Present
Czech Republic Present
France Present
Germany Present
Hungary Present
Italy Present
Romania Present
Slovakia Present
Slovenia Present
North America
Canada Present
United States Present
Oceania
Australia Present (Limited)
Asia
China Present
Japan Present
India Present
South Korea Present

Type of Pest

  • Insect (Hemiptera)

Host or Industry at Risk

  • show / hide

Acer

Major Hosts

  • Acer L.
  • Acer buergerianum Miq.
  • Acer campestre L.
  • Acer dieckii (A. x dieckii) Pax
  • Acer ginnala Maxim.
  • Acer japonicum Thunb.
  • Acer monspessulanum L.
  • Acer palmatum Thunb. Ex Murr.
  • Acer platanoides L.
  • Acer pseudoplatanus L.
  • Acer rubrum L.
  • Acer saccharinum L.
  • Acer saccharum Marsh.
  • Acer truncatum Bunge
  • Acer negundo

Threats to Protected Cultivation

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

  • Broadleaved

Further Information

PRA Availability

UK (1999), UK (2014)

Regulation and EPPO listing

  • show / hide

Not currently listed

Actions Indicated

  • show / hide

Action

No statutory action against findings

General Comments

Leafhopper which feeds on Acer species, with an expanding range in Europe and beyond. Evidence suggests breeding populations in the UK, but very unlikely to cause impacts.

Risk Records for this Pest