EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'(PHYPPY)

Distribution details in Israel

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2020
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: limited distribution and under official control. Efforts are made to maintain propagation material that is free from the pest and to prevent further economic damage (2022-01)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/014) : surveys in 2020-2021 first detected Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri’ in commercial orchards of nectarine and pear in some areas in the Golan Heights and the Upper Galilee. Under official control.
References
* NPPO of Israel (2022-01).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Jordan Present, restricted distribution view...
Lebanon Present, restricted distribution view...