**DRAFT LIST FOR DISCUSSION**
SON PEST LIST
OF PLANT NEMATODES OF REGULATORY CONCERN 
TO THE UNITED STATES
(Updated April 29, 2002) 
With suggested priority ratings for complete risk assessments (PRAs) by APHIS --
H =High; M = Moderate; L = Low Priority; [*] = currently on the APHIS 
Regulated Pest List (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/regpestlist/)


Table 2.  Nematodes with limited distribution in the USA
No.
Nematode 
Available Information Sources
Proposed Working Group Rating
DPI Cir
CIH Data
CAB CPC
Other
1 Globodera rostochiensis
X
X
X
-
[*]
2 Heterodera carotae
X
X
-
-
M
3 Heterodera goettingiana
X
X
X
-
M
4 Heterodera zeae
X
-
X
-
M
5 Meloidogyne mayaguensis - -
X
-
M
6 Meloidogyne naasi
-
--
-X
--
L
7 Nacobbus aberrans
X
-
X
-
H
8 Radopholus similis
X
X
X
-
M
9 Zygotylenchus guevarai
-
X
X
-
L