EPPO Global Database

Closterovirus tristezae(CTV000)

Distribution details in Malta

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2021
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present (2021-12)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/020) : detected in a public garden at Mdina. Under official control.
References
* Attard D, Gatt M, Agius MA, Muscat A, Leone Ganado C (2009) Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) survey in the Maltese Islands 1999–2005. in Citrus tristeza virus and Toxoptera citricidus: a serious threat to the Mediterranean citrus industry . Options Mediterraneennes: Serie B. Etudes et Recherches, 65, 76-78.
------- absent from Malta, but detected at import.

* NPPO of Malta (2021-12).