EPPO Global Database

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus(TYLCV0)

Distribution details in United States of America (Florida)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1997: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 1997
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1997/169) : first found in July 1997 in Florida, in a nursery in the Homestead area of Dade county. Diseased plants have been destroyed and a delimiting survey is being conducted.

EPPO Reporting Service (1999/077) : found in October 1998 in Gadsen county, north Florida.

EPPO Reporting Service (2000/029) : spreading, now present in almost all tomato-growing counties (Broward, Collier, Dade, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Marion, Palm Beach, St Lucia).
References
* Momol, T. (1999) Tomato yellow leaf curl virus on tomato in north Florida and south Georgia. University of Florida Pest Alert WWW site, 1999-04-03. http://extlab1.entnem.ufl.edu/pestalert/tmm-0304.htm

* Polston, J.E.; McGovern, R.J.; Brown, L.G. (1999) Introduction of tomato yellow leaf curl virus in Florida and implications for the spread of this and other geminiviruses of tomato. Plant Disease, 83(11), 984-988.

* ProMED-mail post of 1997-09-03. Tomato yellow leaf curl virus and citrus canker – USA (Florida). http://www.promedmail.org
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, widespread view...