EPPO Global Database

Meloidogyne graminicola(MELGGC)

Distribution details in Italy

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2016
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, in specific parts of the Member State, where host crop(s) are grown, under containment, in case eradication is impossible (2023-04)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/211) : first found during summer 2016 in several localities in Piemonte region on rice (Oryza sativa) crops and wild plants.

EPPO Reporting Service (2018/196) : found in 2018 in 4 rice fields in Lombardia region (province of Pavia).

EPPO Reporting Service (2020/052) : results of the official surveys in Piemonte.

EPPO Reporting Service (2023/086) : under containment in Piemonte and Lombardia. In Piemonte, no new outbreaks in 2020-2022, the infested area covers 25 ha. In Lombardia the infested area covers 668 ha.

References
* Fanelli E, Cotroneo A, Carisio L, Troccoli A, Grosso S, Boero C, Capriglia F, De Luca F (2017) Detection and molecular characterization of the rice root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola in Italy. European Journal of Plant Pathology 149(2), 467-476.

INTERNET
Lotte obbligatorie - Nematode galligeno del riso (Meloidogyne graminicola): http://www.regione.piemonte.it/agri/area_tecnico_scientifica/settore_fitosanitario/vigilanza/nematode.htm
Unità di Crisi -19 Ottobre 2022 Piano di Azione Meloidogyne graminicola https://fitosanitario.regione.lombardia.it/wps/portal/site/sfr/DettaglioRedazionale/organismi-nocivi/nematodi/red-meloidogyne

* NPPO of Italy (2016-09, 2017-12, 2018-08, 2020-03, 2023-04).