EPPO Global Database

Crinivirus ipomeae(SPCSV0)

Distribution details in Belgium

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2022
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, in specific parts of the country where the host crop (Ipomoea batatas) is grown (2025-03).
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/245) : found in fields in the province of West-Vlaanderen and Oost-Vlaanderen in October 2022. Infestation related to imported cuttings. Under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2025/028) : outbreak eradicated.

NPPO (2025-03): the pest is deregulated and currently there is no legal requirement for the propagating material. The NPPO considers that this pest is still occasionally present in sweet potatoes moving in trade and in the cultivation.
References
* NPPO of Belgium (2022-11, 2025-02, 2025-03).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Netherlands Present, restricted distribution view...