EPPO Global Database

Meloidogyne enterolobii(MELGMY)

Distribution details in Singapore

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Absent, pest eradicated
First recorded in: 2004
Eradication in: 2014
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent: no pest records (confirmed by survey) (2014-01)
From CABI Disease map 804 (2014): Present, no details
Comments
In 2004, it was detected in a cactus sample. Further investigations did not reveal the presence of this nematode on the site concerned and the affected plant was destroyed. In 2010, an official was carried out in ornamentals in Singapore and did not detect the pest.

EPPO Reporting Service (2021/077) : intercepted by Belgium on a consignment of Anubias plants for planting imported from Singapore (interception).
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/170) : intercepted by Belgium on a consignment of Anubias plants for planting imported from Singapore (interception).
References
* Anon. (2010) Pest News Singapore. Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore. http://www.ava.gov.sg/
------- On Cactus spp. First report.

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Singapore (SGP-08/1) Pest Free Status of Meloidogyne enterobolii in Singapore. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/singapore/pestreports/2014/01/pest-free-status-of-meloidogyne-enterobolii-in-singapore/