First report of Pantoea stewartii in Ukraine
The NPPO of Ukraine recently informed the EPPO Secretariat about the presence of Pantoea stewartii (EPPO A2 List) on its territory. The bacterium was detected for the first time on maize (Zea mays) in 2014 in the Poltava region, on an area of approximately 100 ha. The total infected area is currently estimated at 3483 ha. The disease has been found in the following areas: Zhytomyr (1022 ha), Ivano-Frankivsk (1084 ha), Lviv (128 ha), Poltava (50 ha), Rivne (546 ha), Ternopil (533 ha), and Chernihiv (120 ha).
The pest status of Pantoea stewartii in Ukraine is officially declared as: Transient: actionable, under eradication.
Sources
NPPO of Ukraine (2018-02).