EPPO Global Database

Meloidogyne fallax(MELGFA)

Distribution details in Ireland

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Absent, unreliable record
From CABI Disease map 2017 (901): Present, no details
Comments
An unknown nematode found in 1965 in county Cork (Moore, 1965) was re-identified as M. fallax by Topalovic et al. (2017). The presence of the nematode has not been confirmed by later studies.
References
* Moore JF (1965) Root-knot eelworm (Meloidogyne sp.). Plant Science and Crop Husbandry Division, Dublin, Research Report pp.68-69.

* Topalovic O, Moore JF, Janssen T, Bert W, Karssen G (2017) An early record of Meloidogyne fallax from ireland. ZooKeys 643, 33-52.