'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'(PHYPPY)
Distribution details in Lebanon
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2009: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2005
From CABI Disease map 769 (2013): Present, no details
First recorded in: 2005
From CABI Disease map 769 (2013): Present, no details
EPPO Reporting Service (2009/095) : symptoms of pear decline were first observed in 2005/2006 and the presence of P. pyri was confirmed in 2007. The disease occurs in commercial orchards in the Bekaa Valley.
* Choueiri E, Salar P, Jreijiri F, El Zammar S, Danet JL, Foissac X (2007) First report and characterization of pear decline phytoplasma on pear in Lebanon. Journal of Plant Pathology 89(3) Supplement, S69.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | Present, restricted distribution |