EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Liberibacter europaeus'(LIBEEU)

Distribution details in United Kingdom (England)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, no details
Comments
Detected in Cytisus scoparius and a psyllid (Arytainilla spartiophila) in Berkshire and Surrey during a study conducted from 2013 to 2019.
References
* Tannières M, Fowler SV, Manaargadoo-Catin L, Lange C, Shaw R (2020) First report of 'Candidatus Liberibacter europaeus' in the United Kingdom. New Disease Reports 41, 3.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2020.041.003