Xylella fastidiosa(XYLEFA)
Distribution details in Ecuador
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2026
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: not widely distributed and under official control (2026-07)
First recorded in: 2026
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: not widely distributed and under official control (2026-07)
From NPPO (2019): until now there is no reliable bibliographic resource that indicates the presence of X. fastidiosa in Ecuador and since 2014, the 'National System of phytosanitary surveillance of Agrocalidad' has never detected it. X. fastidiosa is officially declared as absent from Ecuador.
NPPO (2026-07): outbreak in the regions of Zamora on coffee plants. Under official control.
NPPO (2026-07): outbreak in the regions of Zamora on coffee plants. Under official control.
* Internet
https://www.expreso.ec/economia-y-negocios/agrocalidad-confirma-presencia-xylella-fastidiosa-cultivos-ecuador-285284.html
------- outbreak in the regions of Zamora Chinchipe, El Oro y Loja
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports- Ecuador (2026-07-07): declaratoria oficial de la situación fitosanitaria de Xylella fastidiosa en la República del Ecuador. https://www.ippc.int/fr/countries/ecuador/pestreports/2026/07/declaratoria-oficial-de-la-situacion-fitosanitaria-de-xylella-fastidiosa-en-la-republica-del-ecuador/
* Marcelletti S, Scortichini M (2016) Xylella fastidiosa CoDiRO strain associated with the olive quick decline syndrome in southern Italy belongs to a clonal complex of the subspecies pauca that evolved in Central America. Microbiology (Reading) 162 (12), 2087-2098.
------- intercepted in Coffea plants from Ecuador.
* NPPO of Ecuador (2019-11).
https://www.expreso.ec/economia-y-negocios/agrocalidad-confirma-presencia-xylella-fastidiosa-cultivos-ecuador-285284.html
------- outbreak in the regions of Zamora Chinchipe, El Oro y Loja
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports- Ecuador (2026-07-07): declaratoria oficial de la situación fitosanitaria de Xylella fastidiosa en la República del Ecuador. https://www.ippc.int/fr/countries/ecuador/pestreports/2026/07/declaratoria-oficial-de-la-situacion-fitosanitaria-de-xylella-fastidiosa-en-la-republica-del-ecuador/
* Marcelletti S, Scortichini M (2016) Xylella fastidiosa CoDiRO strain associated with the olive quick decline syndrome in southern Italy belongs to a clonal complex of the subspecies pauca that evolved in Central America. Microbiology (Reading) 162 (12), 2087-2098.
------- intercepted in Coffea plants from Ecuador.
* NPPO of Ecuador (2019-11).
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | Present, restricted distribution | ||
| Peru | Present, no details |