Palm lethal yellowing type syndromes(PHYP56)
Distribution details in Madagascar
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2016
First recorded in: 2016
As of 2026, the strain present is now considered to be a distinct specie, ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma katsepyensis’
* Bahder BW, Ratsimbazafy MR, Randretsiferana SA, Hasinjaka RH, Bloch M, Lane J, Helmick EE, Swale DR, Rakotomalala MR, Pilet F (2026) Detection of Palm Lethal Yellowing Phytoplasma in the Salivary Glands of Nesomyndus maculatus and Asymptomatic Bismarck Palms from Madagascar. Phytopathology 116(9), 1414-1423
* Pilet F, Rakotoarisoa E, Rakotomalala M, Sisteron S, Razakamanana HN, Rabemiafara L (2021) First report of strains related to the phytoplasma associated with Tanzanian Lethal Decline on Cocos nucifera on the Western coast of Madagascar. Plant Disease 105(12), 4146. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-21-0623-PDN
------- similar to phytoplasma associated with the Tanzanian lethal decline.
* Pilet F, Rakotoarisoa E, Rakotomalala M, Sisteron S, Razakamanana HN, Rabemiafara L (2021) First report of strains related to the phytoplasma associated with Tanzanian Lethal Decline on Cocos nucifera on the Western coast of Madagascar. Plant Disease 105(12), 4146. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-21-0623-PDN
------- similar to phytoplasma associated with the Tanzanian lethal decline.