'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(LIBEAS)
Distribution details in French Guiana
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2021
First recorded in: 2021
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/207) : surveys detected a ‘Candidatus Liberibacter sp.’ (one of the agents of Huanglongbing disease) in two plant samples in August 2021. Surveys are being intensified. Under official control.
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/206) : confirmation of the presence of LIberibacter asiaticus.
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/206) : confirmation of the presence of LIberibacter asiaticus.
* Cellier G, Demade-Pellorce L, Chourrot A, Chou Ket Kime S, Lau Txia Neng K, Thomas A, Moreau A, Gustin L, Chabirand A, Macambou A, Hierso D, Durand S, Laplace D, Donato D, Lavergne A, Douaré F, Duperier S, Ravigné V, Ouvrard D (2025) First report of Diaphorina citri and ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ associated with the Huanglongbing disease on Citrus spp. in French Guiana. Plant Disease (early view) https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-25-0330-PDN.
* Arrêté préfectoral relatif à la lutte contre la maladie du Huanglongbing (citrus greening) dans la région de Guyane. https://www.guyane.gouv.fr/Politiques-publiques/Alimentation-agriculture-foret/Agriculture/Arrete-prefectoral-Lutte-contre-le-psylle-des-agrumes-Diaphorina-citri
* Arrêté préfectoral relatif à la lutte contre la maladie du Huanglongbing (citrus greening) dans la région de Guyane. https://www.guyane.gouv.fr/Politiques-publiques/Alimentation-agriculture-foret/Agriculture/Arrete-prefectoral-Lutte-contre-le-psylle-des-agrumes-Diaphorina-citri
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Santa Catarina | Present, restricted distribution | |
| Brazil | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Brazil | Bahia | Present, few occurrences | |
| Brazil | Minas Gerais | Present, widespread | |
| Brazil | Parana | Present, widespread | |
| Brazil | Sao Paulo | Present, widespread |