Eradication of Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma from Spain
The NPPO of Spain recently informed the EPPO Secretariat of the eradication of Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma (EPPO A2 List) from its territory. In 2010, Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma was detected in the municipality of Capmany, Girona province, in the Autonomous Region of Cataluña. The infected area was composed of 0.60 ha of vineyard (Vitis vinifera) and 244 isolated plants of Vitis sp. A demarcated area was established (14.60 ha) and eradication measures were implemented. Intensive surveys have been carried out since then. Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma has not been detected in the area since 2013. It is therefore considered as eradicated in the Autonomous Region of Cataluña and in Spain.
The pest status of Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma in Spain is officially declared as: Absent, pest eradicated.
Sources
NPPO of Spain (2020-08).