Begomovirus citrulli(WMCSV0)
Distribution details in Mexico
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2012
First recorded in: 2012
Symptoms were first observed in 2012 in watermelon crops in Sonora state.
* Domínguez-Durán G, Rodríguez-Negrete EA, Morales-Aguilar JJ, Camacho-Beltrán E, Romero-Romero JL, Rivera-Acosta MA, Leyva-López NE, Arroyo-Becerra A, Méndez-Lozano J (2018) Molecular and biological characterization of Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus (WmCSV): An Eastern Hemisphere begomovirus introduced in the Western Hemisphere. Crop Protection 103, 51-55.
* Fontenele RS, Bhaskara A, Cobb IN, Majure LC, Salywon AM, Avalos-Calleros JA, Argüello-Astorga GR, Schmidlin K, Roumagnac P, Ribeiro SG, Kraberger S (2021) Identification of the begomoviruses squash leaf curl virus and watermelon chlorotic stunt virus in various plant samples in North America. Viruses 13(5), 810. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13050810
------- on Opuntia species.
* Hernández-Pérez DM, Obregón-Flores V, Diaz-Lara A, López-Cordova JP, Tovar-Pedraza JM (2025) Occurrence of mixed infections of cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (Crinivirus cucurbitae) and watermelon chlorotic stunt virus (Begomovirus citrulli) in Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) in Jalisco, Mexico. Plant Health Progress (early view) https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-10-24-0096-BR
------- in Jalisco, first report in mixed infection.
* Fontenele RS, Bhaskara A, Cobb IN, Majure LC, Salywon AM, Avalos-Calleros JA, Argüello-Astorga GR, Schmidlin K, Roumagnac P, Ribeiro SG, Kraberger S (2021) Identification of the begomoviruses squash leaf curl virus and watermelon chlorotic stunt virus in various plant samples in North America. Viruses 13(5), 810. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13050810
------- on Opuntia species.
* Hernández-Pérez DM, Obregón-Flores V, Diaz-Lara A, López-Cordova JP, Tovar-Pedraza JM (2025) Occurrence of mixed infections of cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (Crinivirus cucurbitae) and watermelon chlorotic stunt virus (Begomovirus citrulli) in Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) in Jalisco, Mexico. Plant Health Progress (early view) https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-10-24-0096-BR
------- in Jalisco, first report in mixed infection.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | Arizona | Present, restricted distribution | |
| United States of America | California | Present, no details | |
| United States of America | Present, restricted distribution |