EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(LIBEAS)

Distribution details in French Guiana

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
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.
References
* 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
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Brazil Santa Catarina Present, restricted distribution view...
Brazil Sao Paulo Present, widespread view...
Brazil Minas Gerais Present, widespread view...
Brazil Present, restricted distribution view...
Brazil Parana Present, widespread view...
Brazil Bahia Present, few occurrences view...