Palm lethal yellowing type syndromes (PHYP56)[Antigua and Barbuda]| EPPO Global Database

Palm lethal yellowing type syndromes(PHYP56)

Distribution details in Antigua and Barbuda

Situation

Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2012
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: subject to official control (2014-05)

Comments

The presence of lethal yellowing was confirmed in 2012 in Antigua. The disease was first observed in the north of the island and appears to be steadily spreading. Under official control.

References

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Antigua and Barbuda. Lethal Yellowing Disease of Palms in Antigua (2014-05-14). https://www.ippc.int/index.php

* Myrie WA, Harrison NA, Douglas L, Helmick E, Gore-Francis J, Oropeza C, McLaughlin WA (2014) First report of lethal yellowing disease associated with subgroup 16SrIV-A phytoplasmas in Antigua, West Indies. New Disease Reports (2014) 29, 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2014.029.012
------- Detected in Cocos nucifera (coconut) and other palm trees (Adonidia merrillii, Livistona chinensis, Phoenix dactylifera, Pritchardia pacifica, Syagrus romanzoffiana, Bismarckia sp., Roystonea regia, Wodyetia bifurcata).

* ProMed posting (no. 20120801.1223614) of 2012-08-01. Lethal yellowing, coconut palm - Antigua. http://www.promedmail.org
------- Antigua.

Palm lethal yellowing type syndromes(PHYP56)

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Distribution details in Antigua and Barbuda