Distribution of Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida
The EPPO Secretariat received the notification that Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida (EPPO A2 organisms) are not present on the Azores (Portugal). The EPPO Distribution List for G. rostochiensis and G. pallida has to be revised accordingly.
EPPO Distribution List: Globodera rostochiensis and G. pallida
EPPO region: Both species present in Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal (excluding Azores), Spain (including Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, UK (including Guernsey and Jersey), USSR, Yugoslavia.
Only G. rostochiensis present in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Finland, Hungary (one locality only), Lebanon, Morocco, Poland. Both species are present on the island of Crete, but only G. rostochiensis is present on the mainland of Greece.
G. rostochiensis was found in Israel on only two occasions in 1954 and 1965 in a small area in the Sharon region, and was successfully eradicated.
Asia: Both species present in India (G. rostochiensis present in only Kerala in the Nilgiri Hills), Japan, Malaysia and Pakistan. Only G. rostochiensis present in Lebanon (potential EPPO country) and Philippines.
Africa: Both species present in Algeria, Tunisia (actual or potential EPPO countries).
Only G. rostochiensis present in Egypt, Libya, Morocco (actual or potential EPPO countries), South Africa.
North America: Both species present in Canada (G. rostochiensis present only in Newfoundland and Vancouver Island).
Only G. rostochiensis present in Mexico, USA (Long Island, New York State, Delaware).
Central America and Caribbean: Only G. rostochiensis present in Costa Rica, Panama.
South America: Throughout the high Andean region: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela. G. pallida apparently has a more northerly range than G. rostochiensis.
Oceania: Both species present in New Zealand.
Two outbreaks of G. rostochiensis have been reported in Australia, one in Western Australia (1986), the other in Victoria (1991); both are being subjected to an official eradication programme.
This list replaces all previous EPPO Distribution Lists for G. rostochiensis and G. pallida!
Sources
EPPO Secretariat, Paris (1992-04)