First report of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ in Panama
In February 2016, ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (associated with huanglongbing – EPPO A1 List) was detected for the first time in Panama. The disease was found on citrus the areas of Guabito and Las Tablas (district of Changuinoa, province of Bocas del Toro). The Ministry of Agriculture has declared a state of phytosanitary emergency and a national contingency plan has been elaborated to contain the disease and its vector, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae – EPPO A1 List). In July 2016, 101 citrus plants at the sites where the disease was found were destroyed (burnt). In addition to plant destruction and surveys, the development of a national certification scheme for the production of healthy planting material of citrus has been undertaken.
The situation of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ in Panama can be described as follows: Present, only in some areas (province of Bocas del Toro), under official control.
Sources
INTERNET
Gobierno de la República de Panamá
- Noticias (2017-06-05) Más de B/. 1 millón invertirán Panamá y Taiwán en proyecto para control de la enfermedad de los cítricos HLB. http://mida.gob.pa/noticias_id_4875.html
- Noticias (2017-06-02) Sector public y privado analizan normativa de viveros cítricos. http://mida.gob.pa/noticias_id_4495.html
- Noticias (2016-08-16) MIDA y Embajada de China (Taiwan) coordinan proyectos técnicos. http://www.mida.gob.pa/noticias_id_3977.html
- Noticias (2016-07-25) Decomisan plantones de cítricos en puesto de control de cuarentena en Hornitos. http://mida.gob.pa/noticias_id_3898.html
- Noticias (2016-06-01) MIDA impulsa plan de emergencia para control de enfermedad en los cítricos. http://www.mida.gob.pa/noticias_id_3739.html
República de Panamá. Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario. Resolucion no. OAL-039-ADM-2016 of 2016-02-03. Gaceta Oficial Digital, jueves 17 de marzo de 2016 no. 27991. http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/pan163996.pdf