Ekspresowa Analiza Zagrożenia Agrofagiem: Belonolaimus longicaudatus

The threat to Poland posed by Belonolaimus longicaudatus has been assessed as low. It should be noted that this pest in the area of its occurrence causes serious crop losses and generates significant costs associated with the need for its control, and in Poland there are numerous suitable host plants and soil conditions for it. Nevertheless, the way in which it could be brought to Poland is by importing soil from countries where it occurs (mainly the US, but also Turkey), although it should be noted that importing soil as such into the EU is prohibited. A possible risk, therefore, is illegal importation, for example, of plant seedlings brought in by tourists. The volume of such imports is small. In addition, it is unlikely that under the climatic conditions of Poland the pest would be able to develop sufficiently intensively to cause losses.