ASTA Pest Database for Seeds (PeDS)

Scientific name

Asteraceae flowers

Crop

marigold, zinnia, coreopsis, chrysanthemum, cosmos, cone flowers, etc.

1 Related Pests

Scientific name

Candidatus phytoplasma asteris

Type

phytoplasma

Other Names

Distribution

Worldwide

US Distribution

Widespread

Countries Listing Pest

Data Reviewed

2021-11-15 19:27:42

Other Notes

AY phytoplasmas are not seed transmissable and seed is not a pathway in any host.

Host Range

Wide host range, primarily herbaceous dicots, though strains infect monocots and woody ornamentals

Seed a Pathway:

Seed Reference

CABI CPC,

Seed Comments

AY phytoplasmas are not seed transmissible, and seed is not a pathway. Spread by leafhoppers and introduced into new areas by propagated materials.

Reccomended Health Test

Seed Test

CABI CPC,

Detection Type

Test Reference

Seed Detection Comments

Risk Type

Risk Reference

Risk Comments

Reference Index

Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.