EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 04 - 2026 Num. article: 2026/104

Eradication of Meloidogyne chitwoodi in Switzerland


In Switzerland, an outbreak of Meloidogyne chitwoodi (EPPO A2 List) was detected in a carrot Daucus carota) field in Bern canton at the end of November 2021 (EPPO RS 2022/012). This outbreak has now been eradicated.  


The pest status of Meloidogyne chitwoodi in Switzerland is officially declared as: Absent, pest eradicated. 


Sources

NPPO of Switzerland (2026-04).