EPPO Global Database

Begomovirus citrulli(WMCSV0)

Distribution details in Mexico

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2012
Comments
Symptoms were first observed in 2012 in watermelon crops in Sonora state.
References
* Domínguez-Durán G, Rodríguez-Negrete EA, Morales-Aguilar JJ, Camacho-Beltrán E, Romero-Romero JL, Rivera-Acosta MA, Leyva-López NE, Arroyo-Becerra A, Méndez-Lozano J (2018) Molecular and biological characterization of Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus (WmCSV): An Eastern Hemisphere begomovirus introduced in the Western Hemisphere. Crop Protection 103, 51-55.

* Fontenele RS, Bhaskara A, Cobb IN, Majure LC, Salywon AM, Avalos-Calleros JA, Argüello-Astorga GR, Schmidlin K, Roumagnac P, Ribeiro SG, Kraberger S (2021) Identification of the begomoviruses squash leaf curl virus and watermelon chlorotic stunt virus in various plant samples in North America. Viruses 13(5), 810. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13050810
------- on Opuntia species.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
United States of America Present, restricted distribution view...
United States of America Arizona Present, restricted distribution view...