EPPO Global Database

Begomovirus tuberosi(PYMV00)

Distribution details in Antigua and Barbuda

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Absent, unreliable record
References
* McLaughlin PD, McLaughlin WA, Maxwell DP, Amarakoon II, Roye ME (2011) Detection of begomoviruses in Caribbean crops and weeds in the islands of Antigua, Barbados and St Kitts & Nevis . Tropical Agriculture (Trinidad) 88(4), 1-14.
------- The article reports the tentative identification of PYMV on Antigua based on PCR and partial DNA-A sequence. This was considered as a unconfirmed report.