EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'(PHYPPY)

Distribution details in Tunisia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2007: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2003
From CABI Disease map 769 (2013): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2009/096) : samples collected in 2003/2004 from pear orchards in the Ras-Jebel area were found infected by P. pyri.
References
* Ben Khalifa M, Marrakchi M, Fakhfakh H (2007) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri’ infections in pear orchards in Tunisia. Journal of Plant Pathology 89(2), 269-272.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Libya Present, no details view...