EPPO Global Database

Meloidogyne fallax(MELGFA)

Distribution details in Sweden

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, under eradication (2023-06)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/038) : first found in May 2018 in 1 plot near the municipality of Kristianstad. Under official control.

EPPO Reporting Service (2020/172) : found in one field in the municipality of Laholm, also in Southern Sweden but on the west coast. The field was planted with peas for canning (Pisum sativum).

EPPO Reporting Service (2023/141) : also detected in 2021 in the municipalities of Sölvesborg (Blekinge county), Höganäs (Skåne county), and Skara (Västra Götaland county) and in 2022, in Hörby (Skåne county). Under eradication.
References
* NPPO of Sweden (2018-12, 2020-02, 2020-06, 2023-06).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Norway Absent, confirmed by survey view...