EPPO Global Database

Begomovirus citrulli(WMCSV0)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2021
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/001) : first identified on cucurbits (Citrullus lanatus and Cucumis melo) in Arizona and California.
References
* 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.

* Wintermantel WM, Tian T, Chen C, Winarto N, Szumski S, Hladky LJ, Gurung S, Palumbo JC (2024) Emergence of watermelon chlorotic stunt virus in melon and watermelon in the southwestern United States. Plant Disease. 108(12), 3664. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-24-1009-PDN
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, no details view...