Tepovirus tafsolani(PVT000)
Distribution details in Costa Rica
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2006: Present, no details
In the main potato producing area of Cartago, PVT was found at altitudes from <1800 m asl to > 2500 m asl. 39% of 600 potato samples were found to be infected with PVT using ELISA.
* Vásquez V, Montero-Astúa M & Rivera C (2006) Incidencia y distribución altitudinal de 13 virus en cultivos de Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae) en Costa Rica. [Incidence and altitudinal distribution of 13 viruses in Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae) crops in Costa Rica (Abstract in English]. Revista de Biología Tropical 54, 1135-1141. Available at https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/3090/2998