EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(LIBEAS)

Distribution details in Venezuela

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2018
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: subject to official control (2018-06)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/199) : first found in June 2018 in the states of Aragua, Carabobo, and Yaracuy. Under official control.

Marys et al. (2021): in Aragua, Carabobo, Yaracuy and Portuguesa states with high incidence (65-100%).
References
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of (VEN-01/1 of 2018-06-27) Reporte de Plagas. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/venezuela-bolivarian-republic-of/pestreports/2018/06/reporte-de-plagas/

* Marys E, Rodríguez-Román E, Mejías R, Mejías A, Mago M, Hernández Y (2020) First report on molecular evidence of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus associated with citrus Huanglongbing in Venezuela. Journal of Plant Pathology 102(4), p 1333.

* Marys E, Mejías R, Rodríguez-Román E, Mejías A, Mago M (2021) Citrus huanglongbing in Venezuela: partial distribution and the relative incidence of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in central-northern states. Agronomía Tropical 71, e4605364. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4605364
------- in Aragua, Carabobo, Yaracuy and Portuguesa.
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...
Colombia Present, restricted distribution view...