EPPO Global Database

Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa(XYLEFF)

Distribution details in Spain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Transient
Pest status declared by NPPO: Transient, actionable, under eradication (2024-07)
From CABI Disease map 1215 (2018): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
Baleares.

EPPO Reporting Service (2016/213) : first found in November 2016 in 3 samples collected from sweet cherry (Prunus avium) in a garden centre in Porto Cristo (municipality of Manacor) on the island of Mallorca.

EPPO Reporting Service (2017/083) and EPPO Reporting Service (2017/102) : more details.

EPPO Reporting Service (2019/242) : low impact of grapevine, high incidence on almond. Considered as introduced in Mallorca from California via infected almond scions around 1995.

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/154) : outbreak of X. fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa in mainland (Extremadura). Under eradication.
References
* Landa BB, Navas Cortés JA, Montes Borrego M (2017) Xylella fastidiosa y la enfermedad de Pierce de la vid: ¿una amenaza para la viticultura española? Phytoma España no. 288, 34-37.

* Moralejo E, Borràs D, Gomila M, Montesinos M, Adrover F, Juan A, Nieto A, Olmo D, Seguí G, Landa BB (2019) Insights into the epidemiology of Pierce's disease in vineyards of Mallorca, Spain. Plant Pathology 68(8), 1458-1471. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13076

* NPPO of Spain (2016-11, 2024-07).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Portugal Present, few occurrences view...