EPPO Global Database

Lethal yellowing type syndromes(PHYP56)

Distribution details in Honduras

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2002: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1994
From CABI Disease map 768 (1998): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1996/200) : Ashburner et al. (1996) provide details of the progress of the disease in Honduras since its first appearance in 1994.

EPPO Reporting Service (2002/113) : Doyle et al. (2002) provide details on what is now a severe outbreak.
References
* Ashburner, G. R.; Cordova, I. I.; Oropeza, C. M.; Illingworth, R.; Harrison, N. A. (1996) Plant Disease 80 (8), 960.
------- First recorded in 1994, Gibson Point.

* Doyle, M.M.; Bustamante, M.; Aguilar, E.; Castillo, M. García, A.; Sabio, C. (2002) La epidemia del amarillamiento letal del cocotero: situación actual y retos futuros para Honduras y otros países en Centro América. Abstract of a paper presented at the APS Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, USA, 2001-07-27/31. Phytopathology, 92(6), supplement, S127.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Guatemala Present, no details view...