EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(LIBEAS)

Distribution details in Martinique

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2013
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/167) : first identified in May 2013 on C. latifolia at Bellefontaine in a private garden and at Le Lorrain in an orchard.
References
* Cellier G, Moreau A, Cassam N, Hostachy B, Ryckewaert P, Aurela L, Picard R, Lombion K, Rioualec AL (2014) First report of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ associated with huanglongbing on Citrus latifolia in Martinique and Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Plant Disease 98(5), 683-684.