EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'(PHYPPY)

Distribution details in Taiwan

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2007: Absent, unreliable record
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (98/060): suspected.

EPPO Reporting Service (2007/198) : the phytoplasma associated with pear decline symptoms observed in Taiwan is distinct from 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri' and might represent a new subgroup (Liu et al., 2007).
References
* Lee HC, Yang MM, Yeh WB (2008) Identification of two invasive Cacopsylla chinensis (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) lineages based on two mitochondrial sequences and restrictions fragment length polymorphism of cytochrome oxidase I amplicon. Journal of Economic Entomology 101(4), 1152-1157.
------- Pear decline in Taiwan is accompanied by an outbreak of Cacopsylla chinensis, which is thought to have been introduced from China.

* Liu HL, Chen CC, Lin CP (2007) Detection and identification of the phytoplasma associated with pear decline in Taiwan. European Journal of Plant Pathology 117(3), 281-291.