Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) detected on Alpinia

Publication Date

jue, 09 Feb 2017, 20:17

Last Updated

10 de agosto de 2017 a las 00:25

Report Number

PYF-09/2

País

French Polynesia

Pest Id

Banana bunchy top virus - (BBTV00)

Report Status

Final

Hosts

Alpinia spp

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: only in some areas

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: not widely distributed and under official control

Geographical Distribution

Tahiti Island

Resúmen

BBTV has been identified on Alpinia purpurata on Tahiti island in December 2016. Samples of Alpinia, Heliconia and Banana have been analyzed by a laboratory in La Reunion island : BBTV presence confirmed on Alpinia only.

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