EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum'(LIBEPS)

Distribution details in Italy

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2016
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/036) : first found in 2016 in carrot fields in Sicilia.

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/156) : detected in 2022 in the Abruzzo region in carrot crops.
References
* Bertinelli G, Tizzani L, Mosconi F, Ilardi V, Bertin S (2024) First report of the association of the psyllid vector Bactericera trigonica (Hemiptera: Triozidae) with ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ in Italy. Insects 15(2), 117. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15020117

* Catara V, Licciardello G, Linguaglossa M, Salonia F, Rapisarda C, La Rosa R, Cocuzza Massimino GE (2017) First report of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ in carrot in Italy. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 56(2), p 296.

* Ilardi V, Di Nicola E, Tavazza M (2016) First report of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ in commercial carrot seeds in Italy. Journal of Plant Pathology 98(2), p 374.

* Tizzani L, Bertinelli G, Bertin S, Ilardi V (2024) First report of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ in carrot plants in mainland Italy. Journal of Plant Pathology (early view) https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-024-01698-w
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, restricted distribution view...
France Present, few occurrences view...
Slovenia Absent, confirmed by survey view...