'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(LIBEAS)
Distribution details in Uruguay
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2023: Transient
First recorded in: 2022
First recorded in: 2022
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/065) : first found (bacterial species not specified, but interpreted here as 'Ca. L. asiaticus') in December 2022 in 1 citrus tree in a private garden in Bella Unión (Artigas department). This infected plant has been destroyed and phytosanitary measures have been taken in accordance with a contingency plan (including surveys within a 10 km radius and release of Tamarixia radiata to control the vector, Diaphorina citri).
* Ministerio de Ganaderia, Agricultura y Pesca (2023-01-19) Emergencia sanitaria: HLB en Bella Unión: Liberan insecto para control biológico del vector and comunicado de prensa ante la detección de HLB. https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-ganaderia-agricultura-pesca/comunicacion/noticias/hlb-bella-union-liberan-insecto-para-control-biologico-del-vector
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Brazil | Sao Paulo | Present, widespread | |
| Brazil | Minas Gerais | Present, widespread | |
| Brazil | Santa Catarina | Present, restricted distribution | |
| Brazil | Parana | Present, widespread | |
| Brazil | Bahia | Present, few occurrences | |
| Brazil | Present, restricted distribution |