EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(LIBEAS)

Distribution details in Yemen

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1996: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Disease map 766 (2012): Present, restricted distribution
From NPPO: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO RS 468 (1986), and 504/01 (1988) where it is stated that it is present in the former South Yemen too.

Present at lower altitudes than L. africanum, which also occurs.
References
* APPPC (1986) Quarterly Newsletter, Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission 29 (3), 29.

* Bove, J. M. (1986) FAO Plant Protection Bulletin 34 (1), 7-14.

* Bove, J. M.; 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.

* Luck, R. F.; Gumpf, D. J.; Morse, J. G. (1996) A summary of citrus pest problems in the Near East. FAO Plant Production and Protection Paper No. 135, pp 309-349.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Oman Present, restricted distribution view...
Saudi Arabia Present, no details view...