EPPO Global Database

Erwinia pyrifoliae(ERWIPY)

Distribution details in Netherlands

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2013
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some areas, only in protected cultivation (2014-01)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/030) : detected in strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) plants collected from two different locations (glasshouse commercial crops). A specific surveillance programme of strawberry fruit growers will be carried out to determine the distribution of E. pyrifoliae in the Netherlands.
References
* NPPO of the Netherlands (2014-01).

* Kim WS, Gardan L, Rhim SL, Geider K (1999) Erwinia pyrifoliae sp. nov., a novel pathogen that affects Asian pear trees (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai). International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 49, 899-906.

* Wenneker M, Bergsma-Vlami M (2015) Erwinia pyrifoliae, a new pathogen on strawberry in the Netherlands. Journal of Berry Research 5, 17–22.