**DRAFT LIST FOR DISCUSSION**
SON PEST LIST 
   OF PLANT NEMATODES OF REGULATORY CONCERN 
TO THE UNITED STATES 
(Updated April 29, 2002) 

Table 3. Nematodes evaluated by the SON Regulatory Committee Working Group, and not included on the Pest List due to a very low (VL) priority rating.
No.
Nematode 
Available Information Sources
Proposed Working Group Rating
DPI Cir
CIH Data
CAB CPC
Other
1 Helicotylenchus variocaudatus
-
-
-X
--
VL
2 Heterodera medicaginis
-
-
-
LIT. CAB, AGRI
VL
3 Hirschmanniella mitacausa - =
X
-
VL
4 Hoplolaimus pararobustus - -
X
-
VL
5 Longidorus leptocephalus
-
-X
-
-
VL
6 Meloidogyne africana - - -
Books: temp. tropical nema
VL
7 Meloidogyne ardenensis - - -
Books: temp. tropical nema
VL
8 Meloidogyne brevicauda - - -
Books: temp. tropical nema
VL
9 Meloidogyne decalineata
-
-
X
-
VL
10 Meloidogyne kikuyensis
-
-
-
-Books: temp. tropical nema
VL
11 Meloidogyne litoralis - - -
Books: temp. tropical nema
VL
12 Meloidogyne oryzae - - -
Books: temp. tropical nema
VL
13 Meloidogyne salasi - - -
Books: temp. tropical nema
VL
14 Paralongidorus australis
-
 
-X
-
VL
15 Paralongidorus maximus
-
-X
-
-
VL
16 Pratylenchus sudanensis - - -
LIT. CAB, AGRI
VL