EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'(PHYPPY)

Distribution details in Bulgaria

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2009
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some parts of the Member State concerned (2017-11)
From CABI Disease map 769 (2013): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2013/034) : detected in samples from 7 regions (2 samples in 2009, 6 in 2010, 4 in 2011). All infected plants have been destroyed.

From NPPO (2017) found in the municipality of Madara in 6 pear trees. Under eradication.
References
* Etropolska A, Laginova M (2012) Monitoring distribution of fruit tree phytoplasmas in Bulgaria from 2007 until 2011. Abstract of a paper presented at the 22nd International Conference on virus and other graft transmissible diseases of fruit crops (Rome, 2012-06-03/08), p 108.

* NPPO of Bulgaria (2017-10).

* Topchiiska, M.; Sakalieva, D. (2001) Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science 7(6), 611-614
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Greece Present, restricted distribution view...
Serbia Present, restricted distribution view...
Türkiye Present, restricted distribution view...