EPPO Global Database

Curtovirus betae(BCTV00)

Distribution details in Spain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1996: Absent, invalid record
From NPPO: Absent, unreliable record
Comments
There has been no later evidence to support a statement of "probable presence" made by a US scientist in the 1970s. This must be considered as erroneous.
References
* Bejarano, E. R.; Lichtenstein, C. P. (1992) Trends in Biotechnology 10, 383-388.

* Brunt, A. A.; Crabtree, K.; Dallwitz, M. J.; Gibbs, A. J.; Watson, L. (1996) Viruses of plants, 865-867. CAB International, Wallingford, UK.