Erwinia amylovora(ERWIAM)
Distribution details in Finland
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2019: Absent, confirmed by survey
First recorded in: 2014
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, confirmed by survey (2018-10)
From CABI Disease map 002 (2017): Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2014
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, confirmed by survey (2018-10)
From CABI Disease map 002 (2017): Present, few occurrences
Absence was confirmed by official surveys conducted in 2011 and 2012.
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/189) : first outbreak detected in September 2014 on a few pear trees (Pyrus communis) in a commercial orchard located in the Åland islands. Under eradication.
From NPPO (2018-02): all samples tested negative during the 2016 and 2017 surveys. The single outbreak of 2014 (see above) remains under eradication.
From NPPO (2018-09 & 2018-10): Absent from continental Finland (protected zone), based on yearly surveys carried out in the protected zone (including inspections in orchards, nurseries, garden centers, greeneries and private gardens). On the islands of Ahvenanmaa (Åland - autonomous province located approximately 100 km southwest from the mainland): one finding was made in pear production in 2014. As yearly surveys have been carried out and no findings have been made, the disease is now considered as absent.
EU (2019): Finland is a protected zone for Erwinia amylovora.
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/189) : first outbreak detected in September 2014 on a few pear trees (Pyrus communis) in a commercial orchard located in the Åland islands. Under eradication.
From NPPO (2018-02): all samples tested negative during the 2016 and 2017 surveys. The single outbreak of 2014 (see above) remains under eradication.
From NPPO (2018-09 & 2018-10): Absent from continental Finland (protected zone), based on yearly surveys carried out in the protected zone (including inspections in orchards, nurseries, garden centers, greeneries and private gardens). On the islands of Ahvenanmaa (Åland - autonomous province located approximately 100 km southwest from the mainland): one finding was made in pear production in 2014. As yearly surveys have been carried out and no findings have been made, the disease is now considered as absent.
EU (2019): Finland is a protected zone for Erwinia amylovora.
* EU (2019) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 of 28 November 2019 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019. http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2019/2072/2020-08-16
* NPPO of Finland (2012-01, 2013-01, 2014-10, 2017-01, 2018-02, 2018-09, 2018-10).
* Soukainen M, Santala J, Tegel J (2015) First report of Erwinia amylovora, the causal agent of fire blight on pear in Finland. Plant Disease 99(7), 1033-1034.
------- Aland archipelago.
* NPPO of Finland (2012-01, 2013-01, 2014-10, 2017-01, 2018-02, 2018-09, 2018-10).
* Soukainen M, Santala J, Tegel J (2015) First report of Erwinia amylovora, the causal agent of fire blight on pear in Finland. Plant Disease 99(7), 1033-1034.
------- Aland archipelago.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Russia | Central Russia | Present, restricted distribution | |
| Russia | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Russia | Far East | Absent, unreliable record | |
| Russia | Southern Russia | Present, restricted distribution | |
| Sweden | Present, restricted distribution |