EPPO Global Database

Harringtonia lauricola(RAFFLA)

Distribution details in Taiwan

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Present, no details
From CABI Disease map 1170 (2015): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/086) : isolated from Xyleborus glabratus beetles collected from Taiwan.

reported on avocado plants in 2025.
References
* Gazis R, Díaz-Valderrama JR, Liang YP, Liu TY (2025) First report of laurel wilt caused by Harringtonia lauricola on Avocado in Taiwan. Plant Disease (early view) https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-25-2035-PDN

* Harrington TC, Yun HY, Lu SS, Goto H, Aghayeva DN, Fraedrich SW (2011) Isolations from the redbay ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus, confirm that the laurel wilt pathogen, Raffaelea lauricola, originated in Asia. Mycologia 103, 1028-1036.

* CBS (2009)
------- Northern Taiwan.