EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum'(LIBEPS)

Distribution details in United Kingdom

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, few occurrences
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/129) : for the moment, not found in crops. However, detected in parsley seeds (Petroselinum crispum) collected from local shops.

EPPO Reporting Service (2018/009) : detected in Trioza anthrisci specimens caught by suction traps in Northeastern Scotland. For the moment, the pathogen has not been found in crops.

EPPO Reporting Service (2020/227) : detected in Trioza anthrisci, Trioza urticae, and two novel haplotypes were found in Craspedolepta nebulosa and C. subpunctata (both Hemiptera: Aphalaridae). Also found in weeds surrounding carrot and parsnip fields. Not found in potato crop.
References
* Monger WA, Jeffries CJ (2016) First report of 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' in parsley (Petroselinum crispum) seed. New Disease Reports 34(31). http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2016.034.031

* Sjölund MJ, Clark M, Carnegie M, Greenslade AFC, Ouvrard D, Highet F, Sigvald R, Bell JR, Arnsdorf YM, Cairns R, Kenyon DM (2017) First report of 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' in the United Kingdom in the psyllid Trioza anthrisci. New Disease Reports 36(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2017.036.004

* Sumner-Kalkun JC, Highet F, Arnsdorf YM, Back E, Carnegie M, Madden S, Carboni S, Billaud W, Lawrence Z, Kenyon D (2020) ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ distribution and diversity in Scotland and the characterisation of novel haplotypes from Craspedolepta spp. (Psyllidae: Aphalaridae). Scientific Reports 10,16567. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73382