EPPO Global Database

Harringtonia lauricola(RAFFLA)

Distribution details in Myanmar

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2014
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/136) : first observed in 2014 in the Tuanggyi district on avocado orchards and in the Ywangan district on avocado trees used as shade plants in coffee (Coffea arabica) plantations.
References
* Dreaden TJ, Hughes MA, Ploetz RC, Black A, Smith JA (2019) Genetic analyses of the laurel wilt pathogen, Raffaelea lauricola, in Asia provide clues on the source of the clone that is responsible for the current USA epidemic. Forests 10(1), 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10010037
------- considered native in Myanmar.

* Ploetz RC, Thant YY, Hughes MA, Dreaden TJ, Konkol JL, Kyaw AT, Smith JA, Harmon CL (2016) Laurel wilt, caused by Raffaelea lauricola, is detected for the first time outside the Southeastern United States. Plant Disease 100(10), 2166-2167.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bangladesh Present, no details view...
China Fujian Present, no details view...
China Hunan Present, no details view...
China Sichuan Present, no details view...
China Present, no details view...
China Guangdong Present, no details view...
China Guangxi Present, no details view...
China Xianggang (Hong Kong) Present, no details view...
China Yunnan Present, no details view...
China Jiangxi Present, no details view...
India Assam Present, no details view...
India West Bengal Present, no details view...
India Present, no details view...
Thailand Present, no details view...