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 Arizona Present, restricted distribution view...
United States of America California Present, no details view...
United States of America Present, restricted distribution view...