EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(LIBEAS)

Distribution details in Taiwan

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2008: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 1951
From CABI Disease map 766 (2012): Present, widespread
From NPPO: Present, widespread
Comments
HLB was first identified in Taiwan in 1951 where it is considered to be the most destructive disease of citrus (Su, 2008).
References
* Chien, C. C.; Chiu, S. C.; Ku, S. C. (1988) Journal of Agricultural Research of China 37 (4), 430-439.

* Matsumoto, T.; Wang, M. C.; Su, H. J. (1961) Proceedings of the 2nd Conference of the International Organization of Citrus Virologists, 121-125. Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Riverside, USA.

* NPPO of Taiwan (1992).

* Su HJ (2008) Research and health management of citrus huanglongbing in Taiwan. Proceedings of the International Research Conference on Huanglongbing (Orlando, US, 2008-12-01/05), 57-92.

* Su, H. J.; Chen, C. N. (1991) Proceedings, International Workshop TARI, Taichung, Taiwan, 9-14 April 1991, pp. 3-11.