EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum'(LIBEPS)

Distribution details in United Kingdom (Scotland)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, no details
Comments
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
* 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/s41598-020-73382-9