EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'(PHYPPY)

Distribution details in Norway

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2016: Present, restricted distribution
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: only in some areas where host crop(s) are grown (2018-06)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/123) : first found during surveys conducted in 2016/2017 (85 samples from 12 locations in the counties Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Hordaland, Telemark, Vestfold and Østfold). Most tested pear trees were symptomless. The phytoplasma was also detected in psyllid vectors (Cacopsylla pyri and C. pyricola).
References
* NPPO of Norway (2018-06).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Russia Absent, pest eradicated view...