EPPO Global Database

Clavibacter sepedonicus(CORBSE)

Distribution details in Italy

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Present, no details
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present (2026-06).
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2000/113) : as a result of the application of EU Directive 93/85, Italy can be considered to be free from C. m. sepedonicus. Its status is "Absent: no pest records (confirmed by surveys)".

NPPO (2011): Not detected in potato crops during official surveys conducted in 2009 and in 2010.

EU Commission (2017): 2 positive lots in 2008. Not detected in 1994-2007 and in 2009-2016.

NPPO of Italy (2026-06): reported in ware potatoes in warehouses in Calabria region.
References
* EU Commission (2017) Potato ring rot and brown rot surveys in the EU Annual Report 2016/2017. https://food.ec.europa.eu/document/download/fbf3c7d8-5353-4107-bd05-313b1a7464e6_en?filename=ph_biosec_leg_annual_report_2016-7_potato-rot.pdf&prefLang=lv

* NPPO of Italy (2010-05, 2011-08, 2026-06).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Absent, pest eradicated view...
France Absent, pest eradicated view...
Slovenia Absent, confirmed by survey view...
Switzerland Absent, confirmed by survey view...