EPPO Global Database

Potexvirus pepini(PEPMV0)

Distribution details in South Africa

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2008
From CABI Disease map 856 (2016): Present, few occurrences
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2011/170) : detected in 2008 on tomato fruits collected on a fresh food market in Pretoria. Infected tomatoes had been produced in the Limpopo Province.
References
* Carmichael DJ, Rey MEC, Naidoo S, Cook G, van Heerden SW (2011) First report of Pepino mosaic virus infecting tomato in South Africa. Plant Disease 95(6), 767-767.