EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia solanacearum(RALSSL)

Distribution details in Bulgaria

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, few occurrences
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present (2018-10)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1996/02) : since reports in 1944 and 1951, followed by eradication, no cases found. Confirmed by surveys in 1994 and 1995.

EPPO Reporting Service (2004/077) : negative results from surveys in 2001/2003

NPPO (2018): found in 2018 in a potato field of 1.23 ha in Vukan village (municipality of Tran). Under eradication.
References
* Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (European Commission) (2017) Potato ring rot and brown rot surveys in the EU: Annual report 2016/2017. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
------- In annual surveys from 2006-2016, potato brown rot was detected in one lot of ware potato in 2014.

* Doganova M (1976) Rastitelna Zashchita 24 (3), 5-7.

* NPPO of Bulgaria (1995, 2004-05, 2018-10).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Greece Transient view...
Romania Present, few occurrences view...
Serbia Present, restricted distribution view...
Türkiye Present, few occurrences view...