EPPO Global Database

Bactericera cockerelli(PARZCO)

Distribution details in Peru

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2021
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, not widely distributed and under official control (2024-08)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/055) : first recorded in the province of Huancabamba (Piura region) at the end of 2021. ‘Ca L. solanacearum’ was not detected.

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/200) : present in the regions of Cajamarca, La Libertad, Piura y Tumbes (all North-western Peru). Under official control.
References
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports - Peru (2024-08-24): Condición de Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum y su vector. https://www.ippc.int/fr/countries/peru/pestreports/2024/08/reporte-de-candidatus-liberibacter-solanacearum-y-bactericera-cockerelli/

* Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (SENASA) (2021-12-30) SENASA: ‘Zebra chip’, plaga de la papa, no está presente en el Perú
https://www.gob.pe/institucion/senasa/noticias/573303-senasa-zebra-chip-plaga-de-la-papa-no-esta-presente-en-el-peru
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Colombia Present, no details view...
Ecuador Present, restricted distribution view...