EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas vesicatoria(XANTVE)

Distribution details in Saint Lucia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1998: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (98/214): gives details on races, their abundance, distribution, aggressiveness and prospects for control.

On the basis of currently available information, the pathogen may be X. vesicatoria, or X. euvesicatoria, or both.
References
* O'Garro, L.W.; (1998) Bacterial spot of tomato and pepper on four East Caribbean islands: races, their abundance, distribution, aggressiveness, and prospects for control. Plant Disease, 82(8), 864-870.