Ditylenchus gigas(DITYGI)
Distribution details in Italy
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2011: Present, restricted distribution
EPPO Reporting Service (2012/188) : Southern Italy (Noci, province of Bari - Ostuni, province of Brindisi, both in Puglia region).
* Vovlas N, Troccoli A, Palomares-Rius JE, Luca F, de Liébanas G, Landa BB, Subbotin SA, Castillo P (2011) Ditylenchus gigas n. sp. parasitizing broad bean: a new stem nematode singled out from the Ditylenchus dipsaci species complex using a polyphasic approach with molecular phylogeny. Plant Pathology 60(4), 762-775.