‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'(PHYPPA)
Distribution details in Jamaica
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2023: Present, no details
EPPO Reporting Service (2007/075) : : has destroyed all Malayan Dwarf coconuts in eastern part. Cedusa sp. (Derbidae) identified as a probable vector (Myndus crudus not being present).
*Brown SE, Been BO, McLaughlin WA (2006) Detection and variability of the lethal yellowing group (16Sr IV) phytoplasmas in the Cedusa sp. (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Derbidae) in Jamaica. Annals of Applied Biology 149(1), 53-62.
* Myrie W, Helmick EE, Bahder BW. (2023) Assessment of proportion of populations of Haplaxius crudus and Oecleus mackaspringi carrying ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae’in Jamaica. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 13(1), 33-34.
* Myrie W, Helmick EE, Bahder BW. (2023) Assessment of proportion of populations of Haplaxius crudus and Oecleus mackaspringi carrying ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae’in Jamaica. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 13(1), 33-34.