EPPO Global Database

Begomovirus cucurbitapeponis(SLCV00)

Distribution details in Israel

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2003/117) : after an initial report near Jerusalem, found in cucurbit crops and weeds around the country. Under surveillance.

Also found in 2008/2009 in the West Bank (Jenin, Nablus, Tulkarm) of the Palestinian Authority (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2010).
References
* Ali-Shtayeh MS, Jamous RM, Husein EY, Alkhader MY (2010) First report of Squash leaf curl virus in squash (Cucurbita pepo), melon (Cucumis melo), and cucumber (Cucumis sativa) in the Northern West Bank of the Palestinian Authority. Plant Disease 94(5), p 640.

* Ali-Shtayeh MS, Jamous RM, Hussein EY, Mallah OB, Abu-Zeitoun SY (2014) Squash leaf curl virus (SLCV): a serious disease threatening cucurbits production in Palestine. Virus Genes 48(2), 320-328.

* Antignus Y, Lachman O, Pearlsman M, Omer S, Yunis H, Messika Y, Uko O, Koren A (2003) Squash leaf curl geminivirus - a new illegal immigrant from the Western Hemisphere and a threat to cucurbit crops in Israel. Abstracts of presentations made at the 24th Congress of the Israeli Phytopathological Society. Phytoparasitica 31(4), p 415.

* NPPO of Israel (2003-09).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Egypt Present, restricted distribution view...
Jordan Present, widespread view...
Lebanon Present, widespread view...
Syria Present, no details view...