New data on quarantine pests and pests of the EPPO Alert List
By browsing through the literature, the EPPO Secretariat has extracted the following new data concerning quarantine pests and pests included on the EPPO Alert List. The situation of the pest concerned is indicated in bold, using the terms of ISPM no. 8.
- New geographical records
B and non-B biotypes of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae - EPPO A2 quarantine pest) occur in Korea Republic. Present, no details. Review of Agricultural Entomology, 89(6), p 644 ( 4762).
In 2000, Colletotrichum acutatum (Ascomycota: Phyllachorales - EU Annexes) was reported for the first time on strawberries in Denmark. Present, no details. Review of Plant Pathology, 80(8), p 765 (5443).
Xanthomonas fragariae (EPPO A2 quarantine pest) was introduced into Belgium in 1998 via imports of infected strawberry plants from the Netherlands and France. Phytosanitary action is being taken against X. fragariae. The EPPO Secretariat had previously no data on the occurrence of this pathogen in Belgium. Present, under official control. Review of Plant Pathology, 80(8), p 764 (5436).
- Detailed records
Alternaria gaisen (A. kikuchiana Ascomycota: Dothideales – EPPO A1 quarantine pest) occurs in pear orchards in Hubei, China. Review of Plant Pathology, 80(7), p 669 (4780).
Choristoneura rosaceana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae - EPPO A2 quarantine pest) and Platynota flavedana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae - EPPO Alert List) are present in orchards in Virginia (US). Review of Agricultural Entomology, 89(7), p 60 (6303).
Ips amitinus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae - EPPO A2 quarantine pest) occurs in Leningrad province in Russia. Review of Agricultural Entomology, 89(7), p 780 (5737).
Nacobbus aberrans (EPPO A1 quarantine pest) is present in Hidalgo and Mexico states, Mexico. Nematological Abstracts 70(3), p 180, (1254).
Plum pox potyvirus (EPPO A2 quarantine pest) has been found in 1999 and 2000 in plum and apricot orchards in the Provinces of Napoli, Caserta and Salerno (Campania, Italy). PPV was thought to be no longer present in these areas. Review of Plant Pathology, 80(6), p 577 (4127).
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae - EPPO Alert List) is present in Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. Review of Agricultural Entomology, 89(8), p 910 (6625).
Tomato ringspot nepovirus (EPPO A1 quarantine list) was detected in ornamentals plants in Lithuania (Anemone hupehensis, Delphinium, Dicentra formosa, D. spectabilis, Digitalis purpurea, Echinacea purpurea, Eryngium alpinum, Gypsophila paniculata, Helenium autumnale, Hosta lancifolia, H. sieboldiana, Limonium, Oenothera tetragona, Penstemon murrayana, Tradescantia andersoniana). Review of Plant Pathology, 80(7), p 687 (4912).
Trialeurodes ricini (Homptera: Aleyrodidae - EPPO Alert List) is present in Qalyubia Governorate in Egypt. Review of Agricultural Entomology, 89(7), p 767 (5646).
Xiphinema americanum (EPPO A1 quarantine pest) occurs in vineyards in Missouri and Oregon (US). Nematological Abstracts 70(1), p 13 (90) and 70(4), p 196 (1354).
- Taxonomy
The teleomorph of Colletotrichum acutatum (EU Annexes) has been described as Glomerella acutata. Review of Plant Pathology, 80(7), p 650 (4649).
Sources
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EPPO Secretariat, 2002-01.
Nematological Abstracts, 70(1, 3, 4). March, September, December 2001.
Review of Agricultural Entomology, 89(6, 7, 8). June, July, August 2001.
Review of Plant Pathology, 80(6, 7, 8). June, July, August 2001
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