 Photo by Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org |
- Found in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia
- Infects all citrus, with severe effects on Asian mandarin cultivars
- Severely affected trees may be stunted with a bushy appearance
- Elongated pits are evident in the wood
- Severe stem pitting has gum associated with fine pits
- Spread by infected plant material or by aphids, especially the brown citrus aphid (Toxoptera citricida)
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High priority pest of: Citrus
Scientific name: Citrus tristeza virus (Closterovirus) (mandarin stem-pitting strain)
EPPRD Category:
Life Form: Virus
Pest Documents
FS: fact sheet
CP: contingency plan
DP: diagnostic protocol
