EPPO Global Database

Potexvirus pepini(PEPMV0)

Distribution details in Cyprus

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2009
From CABI Disease map 856 (2015): Present, widespread
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2012/075) : first found in 2009 in glasshouse and field tomatoes (Ammochostos, Larnaka, and Lemesos districts).
References
* Papayiannis LC, Kokkinos CD, Alfaro-Fernández A (2012) Detection, characterization and host range studies of Pepino mosaic virus in Cyprus. European Journal of Plant Pathology 132(1), 1-7.
------- Present in all tomato growing areas of the island.