EPPO Global Database

Acidovorax citrulli(PSDMAC)

Distribution details in Nicaragua

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2009: Absent, pest eradicated
First recorded in: 1997
Eradication in: 2000s
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2009/133) : A. citrulli was reported on crops which had been grown from seeds imported from Costa Rica in 1997, but it was subsequently declared eradicated.
References
* Munoz M, Monterroso D (2002) Identification of Acidovorax avenae citrulli in watermelon seeds in Nicaragua. Manejo Integrado de Plagas y Agroecologia 66, 101-104 (abst.).
------- Fist record.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Costa Rica Present, no details view...