EPPO Global Database

Nepovirus myrtilli(BLMOV0)

Distribution details in Türkiye

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/092) : found in 8 samples of highbush blueberry and wild blueberry in provinces of Istanbul, Sakarya and Rize.

NPPO (2025): official surveys will be conducted in 2025 in the provinces mentioned in Caglayan et al. (2025) to verify the presence of the pest there.
References
* Caglayan K, Tunc B, Akkan R, Taş V, Roumi V (2025) Occurrence of blueberry leaf mottle virus (Nepovirus myrtilli) in Türkiye. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection. 132(2), 79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-025-01071-8

* NPPO of Türkiye (2025-06)
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bulgaria Absent, invalid record view...