EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum'(LIBEPS)

Distribution details in Lebanon

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Absent, unreliable record
From CABI Disease map 1098 (2024): Present, no details
Comments
Listed in CABI Map based on Monger & Jeffries (2018) who detected the pest in carrot seeds from Lebanon, held at Kew, London. Due to the nature of this record, it is considered uncertain here. No other record was found (2025-06)
References
* Monger WA, Jeffries CJ (2018) A survey of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ in historical seed from collections of carrot and related Apiaceae species. European Journal of Plant Pathology 150(3), 803-815.
------- note in CABI Map: from wild carrot seeds collected by and held at Kew, London.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Israel Present, restricted distribution view...