EPPO Global Database

Xylella fastidiosa(XYLEFA)

Distribution details in Morocco

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Absent, confirmed by survey
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/125) : surveys conducted in 2015 in citrus, grapevine and olive crops in 6 different regions (Azilal, Gharb, Haouz, Loukkos, Meknès, Souss) confirmed the absence of the bacterium.

EPPO Reporting Service (2022/045) : surveys in 2020-2021 showed that X. fastidiosa was not found in seven investigated areas (Tanger, Béni Mellal, Marrakech, Errachidia, Azilal, Meknès, Haouz, and Gharb) in Morocco. The country is considered free of the pest.
References
* Afechtal M, Ait Friha A, Bibi I (2018) A preliminary survey on the presence of Xylella fastidiosa in olive, citrus and grapevine groves in Morocco. Revue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires 6(1), 6-9.

* El Handi K, Hafidi M, Sabri M, Frem M, El Moujabber M, Habbadi K, Haddad N, Benbouazza A, Abou Kubaa R, Achbani EH (2022) Continuous pest surveillance and monitoring constitute a tool for sustainable agriculture: case of Xylella fastidiosa in Morocco. Sustainability 14(3), 1485. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031485.

* Haddad N, Afechtal M, Streito JC, Ouguas Y, Benkirane R, Lhomme P, Smaili MC (2021) Occurrence in Morocco of potential vectors of Xylella fastidiosa that may contribute to the active spread of the bacteria. Annales de la Société entomologique de France 57(4), 359-371.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Spain Islas Baleares Present, restricted distribution view...
Spain Transient view...