EPPO Global Database

Aphelenchoides besseyi(APLOBE)

Distribution details in South Africa

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1999: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Disease map 796 (2000): Present, restricted distribution
From NPPO: Absent, intercepted only
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1999/085) : recently found on locally grown strawberry, flower bulbs and garlic.
References
* Bennett, H.A. (1997) Incidence of the nematode Aphelenchoides besseyi in South Africa. Abstracts of papers presented at the 13th Symposium of the Nematological Society of Southern Africa, 1997-03-09/14, San Lameer (ZA). African Plant Protection, 3(2), 107-108.