‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'(PHYPPA)
Distribution details in Antigua and Barbuda
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2014: Present, no details
The presence of lethal yellowing was confirmed in 2012 in Antigua. The disease was first observed in the north of the island and appears to be steadily spreading. Under official control.
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Antigua and Barbuda. Lethal Yellowing Disease of Palms in Antigua (2014-05-14). https://www.ippc.int/index.php
* Myrie WA, Harrison NA, Douglas L, Helmick E, Gore-Francis J, Oropeza C, McLaughlin WA (2014) First report of lethal yellowing disease associated with subgroup 16SrIV-A phytoplasmas in Antigua, West Indies. New Disease Reports (2014) 29, 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2014.029.012
------- Detected in Cocos nucifera (coconut) and other palm trees (Adonidia merrillii, Livistona chinensis, Phoenix dactylifera, Pritchardia pacifica, Syagrus romanzoffiana, Bismarckia sp., Roystonea regia, Wodyetia bifurcata).
* ProMed posting (no. 20120801.1223614) of 2012-08-01. Lethal yellowing, coconut palm - Antigua. http://www.promedmail.org
------- Antigua.
* Myrie WA, Harrison NA, Douglas L, Helmick E, Gore-Francis J, Oropeza C, McLaughlin WA (2014) First report of lethal yellowing disease associated with subgroup 16SrIV-A phytoplasmas in Antigua, West Indies. New Disease Reports (2014) 29, 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2014.029.012
------- Detected in Cocos nucifera (coconut) and other palm trees (Adonidia merrillii, Livistona chinensis, Phoenix dactylifera, Pritchardia pacifica, Syagrus romanzoffiana, Bismarckia sp., Roystonea regia, Wodyetia bifurcata).
* ProMed posting (no. 20120801.1223614) of 2012-08-01. Lethal yellowing, coconut palm - Antigua. http://www.promedmail.org
------- Antigua.