'Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum'(PHYPAE)
Distribution details in Ecuador
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2022: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2020
First recorded in: 2020
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/061) : first found in 2020 in a commercial potato field in Pinchincha province.
* Carrillo Castillo C, Rivera Varas V, Gill U, Rengifo J, Secor G (2022) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum’ identification in potatoes showing purple top disease in Ecuador. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 12(2), 114-1188.