EPPO Global Database

Heterodera elachista(HETDEL)

Distribution details in China (Hunan)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/045) : first found in Hunan province during a survey (May to June of 2011). H. elachista was detected in hilly rice fields in five counties (Changsha, Pingjiang, Hengdong, Shaoyang, and Xiangxiang).
References
* Ding Z, Namphueng J, He XF, Peng DL, Huang WK (2012) First report of the cyst nematode (Heterodera elachista) on rice in Hunan Province, China. Plant Disease 96(1), p 151.