EPPO Global Database

Pepino mosaic virus(PEPMV0)

Distribution details in New Zealand

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2021
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/138) : in April and May 2021, the virus was detected in 4 commercial tomato glasshouses in Auckland.
References
* New Zealand Biosecurity. Ministry for Primary Industries (2021-06-25) Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) in Auckland. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/biosecurity/major-pest-and-disease-threats/pepino-mosaic-virus-pepmv-in-auckland/

* Veerakone S, W. Waite D, Delmiglio C, Kanchiraopally D, Kelly M, Khan S, Liefting L, T. Lilly S, Perez-Egusquiza Z, Tang J, Yan J (2024) Detection, characterization, and distribution of the first case of Pepino Mosaic Virus in Aotearoa New Zealand. Plant Disease 108(2), 291-295.