EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 (no longer in use)(PSDMS3)

Distribution details in Ireland

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2008: Absent, pest eradicated
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, pest eradicated (2008-09).
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1997/111) : R. solanacearum has never been found. All surveys have given negative surveys.

EPPO Reporting Service (1999/117) : not found in 1998 survey.

EPPO Reporting Service (2008/162) : detected in a water samples in September 2007 and in a limited number of potatoes. Phytosanitary measures were taken and the NPPO considered that the disease was eradicated.
References
* NPPO of Ireland (1997, 1999-06, 2008-09).