EPPO Global Database

Meloidogyne mali(MELGMA)

Distribution details in Belgium

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, few occurrences
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, few occurrences: found in one experimental site related to the Dutch elm disease [resistance] eeding program (2020-01)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/012) : first found in April 2018 during a research project on elm trees planted in 1 experimental site of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest in the province of East Flanders.
References
* NPPO of Belgium (2020-01).

* Suwanngam A, Wesemael WML (2019) First report of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne mali infecting elm trees in Belgium. New Disease Reports 40, 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2019.040.016
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Absent, pest eradicated view...
Netherlands Present, restricted distribution view...