EPPO Global Database

Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii(ERWIST)

Distribution details in China

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Disease map 041 (2009): Absent, pest no longer present
Comments
Until 2021, only in Henan. A solitary record dating back to the 1940s, with no evidence of establishment.

EPPO Reporting Service (2021/001) : reported on sugarcane in Guangdong.

EPPO Reporting Service (2023/175) : on Artocarpus heterophyllus in Hainan causing jackfruit bronzing disease.
References
* Cui D, Huang MT, Hu CY, Su JB, Lin LH, Javed T, Deng ZH, Gao SJ (2021) First report of Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii causing bacterial leaf wilt of sugarcane in China. Plant Disease 105(4), p 1190. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-20-2015-PDN

* Zhao Y, Xiao M, Yan, C, Hu FC, Zhang S, Wang X, Fan HY (2023) First report of bronzing disease caused by Pantoea stewartii on jackfruit in China. Plant Disease (early view). https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-22-2740-PDN
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
India Present, no details view...
Russia European Russia Absent, pest no longer present view...
Russia Present, few occurrences view...
Vietnam Absent, pest no longer present view...