'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(LIBEAS)
Distribution details in Saudi Arabia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1980s
From CABI Disease map 766 (2012): Present, no details
First recorded in: 1980s
From CABI Disease map 766 (2012): Present, no details
Present with the heat-sensitive L. africanum. The infested area which is closest to the Mediterranean zone extends south of Mecca, along the Red Sea.
See also EPPO EPPO Reporting Service (504/01) (1988).
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/112) : during surveys in 2018-2021, detected in symptomatic citrus samples in 10 out of the 13 surveyed regions (Al Baha, Al Jouf, Al Madina, Al Qassim, Asir, Hail, Makkah, Najran, Riyadh, Tabuk), in Western and South-Western Saudi Arabia.
See also EPPO EPPO Reporting Service (504/01) (1988).
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/112) : during surveys in 2018-2021, detected in symptomatic citrus samples in 10 out of the 13 surveyed regions (Al Baha, Al Jouf, Al Madina, Al Qassim, Asir, Hail, Makkah, Najran, Riyadh, Tabuk), in Western and South-Western Saudi Arabia.
* Bové JM (1986) FAO Plant Protection Bulletin 34(1), 7-14.
* Bové JM, Garnier M (1984) Citrus greening and psylla vectors of the disease in the Arabian Peninsula. Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the International Organization of Citrus Virologists, 109-114. Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, USA.
* Ibrahim YE, Al-Saleh MA, Widyawan A, El Komy MH, Al Dhafer HM, Brown JK (2024) Identification and distribution of the ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’-Asian citrus psyllid pathosystem in Saudi Arabia. Plant Disease (early view). https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-23-1460-RE
* Luck RF, Gumpf DJ, Morse JG (1996) A summary of citrus pest problems in the Near East. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 135, pp 309-349.
* Bové JM, Garnier M (1984) Citrus greening and psylla vectors of the disease in the Arabian Peninsula. Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the International Organization of Citrus Virologists, 109-114. Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, USA.
* Ibrahim YE, Al-Saleh MA, Widyawan A, El Komy MH, Al Dhafer HM, Brown JK (2024) Identification and distribution of the ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’-Asian citrus psyllid pathosystem in Saudi Arabia. Plant Disease (early view). https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-23-1460-RE
* Luck RF, Gumpf DJ, Morse JG (1996) A summary of citrus pest problems in the Near East. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 135, pp 309-349.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Yemen | Present, restricted distribution |