Official Pest Report
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Detection of Huanglongbing (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus) in the Municipality of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico
Detection of Huanglongbing (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus) in the Municipality of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico
Country: Mexico
Title: Detection of Huanglongbing (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus) in the Municipality of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico
Contact:
Dr. Javier Trujillo Arriaga, Plant Health Director, trujillo@senasica.gob.mx
Report:
As part of the actions applied by the "Prevention campaign against the introduction of citrus quarantine pests" in Mexico, Huanglongbing was detected in samples collected in the Municipality of Tecoman, Colima.
The National Service for Plant Health, Safety and Agri-Food Quality (SENASICA), through the Plant Health General Directorate in collaboration with the Colima Plant Health State Committee, has initiated actions for the "Emergency protocol for the detection of huanglongbing". The actions are the following: intensive search for symptoms to detect contaminated plants, collection of plant and vector (Diaphorina citri) samples for laboratory diagnostic. We are also eliminating positive plants, and the intensive and systematic control of the vector as well as organizing training events and outreach activities targeted to growers, technical staff and the general public.
Based on this and according to International Plant Protection Convention standards it is considered that the detection of Huanglongbing in Mexico is a pest that is present, only in some areas and subject to official control to avoid spread in Mexico.
Posted Date: April 30, 2010, 9 a.m.