EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia solanacearum(RALSSL)

Distribution details in Nicaragua

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, no details
References
* Álvarez E, Pantoja A, Gañán L, Ceballos G (2015) Current status of Moko disease and black sigatoka in Latin America and the Caribbean, and options for managing them CIAT publication No. 404
------- Moko disease (caused by R. solanacearum [phylotype II]) is officially recorded in Nicaragua.

* Buddenhagen IW and Elsasser TA (1962). An insect-spread bacterial wilt epiphytic of Bluggoe banana. Nature 194, 164–165. doi: 10.1038/194164a0
------- R. solanacearum [phylotype II] (SFR strain) transmitted by insects was first reported in Nicaragua.

Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Costa Rica Present, no details view...
Honduras Present, no details view...