EPPO Global Database

Serratia ureilytica(SERRUR)

Distribution details in United States of America (Kentucky)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Present, no details
References
* Gauthier N, Bessin R (2024) Yellow Vine Decline of Cucurbits. Plant Pathology Fact Sheet. PPFS-VG-12. University of Kentucky, Extension Plant Pathology. Available at https://plantpathology.mgcafe.uky.edu/
------- uncommon in Kentucky in most years, occasionally heavy losses.

* Mphande K, LaSarre B, Paulsen AA, Hartung R, Badilla-Arias S, Gleason ML, Beattie GA (2025) Bacteria that Cause Cucurbit Yellow Vine Disease Fall Within the Serratia ureilytica Species of the S. marcescens Complex and Can Be Vectored by Cucumber Beetles. Phytopathology 115, 606-617. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-10-24-0321-R
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Absent, no pest record view...