EPPO Global Database

Synchytrium endobioticum(SYNCEN)

Distribution details in Canada

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2016: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1909
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some areas of Canada, and is under official control (2014-09).
From CABI Disease map 001 (2015): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
Potato wart disease occurs in Newfoundland (first found in 1909) and is occasionally found on Prince Edward Island, under official control.

EPPO Reporting Service (2000/167) : found in one field on Prince Edward Island.

EPPO Reporting Service (2002/144) : in 2002-09, detected in two other fields (of processing potatoes) in Prince Edward Island. Surveys since 2000 on 11600 samples from 7000 fields have found no other cases.

EPPO Reporting Service (2007/212) : confirmation in 1 potato field in Prince Edward Island.

From NPPO (2012): found in 2 fields on separate farms in Prince Edward Island.

In 2014, it was found in a potato field (14 ha) in Prince Edward Island. Under official control.
References
* Agriculture Canada, Plant Health Division (1985) Summary of plant quarantine and disease situations in Canada 1984-1985. Ottawa, Canada, Ag. Canada, Pl. Health Div., 1985, 61.

* Gagnon MC, van der Lee TAJ, Bonants PJM, Smith DS, Li X, Lévesque A, Bilodeau GJ (2016) Develpment of polymorphic microsatellite loci for potato wart from Next-Generation Sequence data. Phytopathology 106(6), 636-644.

* Hampson & Proudfoot (1974) FAO Plant Protection Bulletin 22, 53-64.

* Hampson MC (1993) History, biology, and control of potato wart disease in Canada. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 15, 223-316.

* NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System. http://www.pestalert.org
- Official Pest Reports (2007-11-01) Confirmation of potato wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) detection in a single potato field in Prince Edward Island. http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=292
- Official Pest Reports (2012-09-26) New Reports of Potato Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) in Prince Edward Island, Canada (2012).http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=530
- Canada (2014-09-04) New Report of Potato Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) in Prince Edward Island, Canada (2014). http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=597

* ProMED postings of 2000-10-27, 2002-09-04, 2002-09-06 & 2014-08-30. Potato wart disease – Canada (Prince Edward Island). http://www.promedmail.org

* Stocks SD (2014) Potato wart found in Canada. NPDN - First Detector Network News 9(3), p 4.
------- Found on a small potato field in Prince Edward Island.

* Straby AE, Schmidt AC, Laidlaw D, Reid WD, Quenneville M, Slight C (1981) Summary of plant quarantine pest and disease situations in Canada 1980, 73 pp. Plant Quarantine Division, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
United States of America West Virginia Absent, pest eradicated view...
United States of America Pennsylvania Absent, pest eradicated view...
United States of America Maryland Absent, pest eradicated view...
United States of America Absent, pest eradicated view...