High/Low: They can feed on a Medium: Longidorus species are Longidorus elongatus de Man, 1876 4 range of hosts readily found in generally associated with roots and needle nematode WA quinoa, cucumber, found in soil around the roots. They – Prohibited s12 (C1) strawberry, lettuce, perennial have been found in association with – ryegrass, banana, bean, tomato Vitis vinifera , though their level of and grape, among others. They direct damage is poorly understood. rarely travel too far from the Like Xiphinema spp. they are often original host themselves, so likely found to carry Nepoviruses, but they distribution is by plant or soil discard the Nepovirus with each movement. moult. Final pest status takes into account potential to spread raspberry ringspot virus and tomato black ring virus (both are currently absent from Australia). High/Low: They can feed on a Low: Meloidogyne species are Meloidogyne thamesi Chitwood, 1952 2 range of hosts readily found in associated with roots. Vitis vinifera is Thames root-knot nematode WA. Other related listed as a host on Nemaplex , but Meloidogyne Unlisted (s14) spp. are established in WA. They this nematode is not considered one rarely travel too far from the of the significant root-knot original host themselves, so likely nematodes affecting grapevines. distribution is by plant or soil movement.
Longidorus elongatus de Man, 1876 needle nematode Prohibited – s12 (C1) High/Low: They can feed on a range of hosts readily found in WA – quinoa, cucumber, strawberry, lettuce, perennial ryegrass, banana, bean, tomato and grape, among others. They rarely travel too far from the original host themselves, so likely distribution is by plant or soil movement. Medium: Longidorus species are generally associated with roots and found in soil around the roots. They have been found in association with Vitis vinifera , though their level of direct damage is poorly understood. Like Xiphinema spp. they are often found to carry Nepoviruses, but they discard the Nepovirus with each moult. Final pest status takes into account potential to spread raspberry ringspot virus and tomato black ring virus (both are currently absent from Australia). 4 Meloidogyne thamesi Chitwood, 1952 Thames root-knot nematode Unlisted (s14) High/Low: They can feed on a range of hosts readily found in WA. Other related Meloidogyne spp. are established in WA. They rarely travel too far from the original host themselves, so likely distribution is by plant or soil movement. Low: Meloidogyne species are associated with roots. Vitis vinifera is listed as a host on Nemaplex , but this nematode is not considered one of the significant root-knot nematodes affecting grapevines. 2
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