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July 7, 2004
From: European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)
Reporting Service 2004, No. 5 [edited]

2004/078
Situation of several quarantine pests in Lithuania in 2003

National surveys were done in Lithuania for the presence of several quarantine pests. The results for 2003 are presented below. Results of earlier surveys (2000, 2002) were presented in EPPO RS 2000/136 and 2003/050, respectively.

_Clavibacter michiganensis_ subsp. _michiganensis_ [Cmm_] (EPPO A2 list). Cmm was discovered in 1 glasshouse of tomatoes. Infected plants were destroyed, and those remaining in the glasshouse were placed under observation. Present, found in 1 glasshouse of tomatoes, under eradication.

_Clavibacter michiganensis_ subsp. _sepedonicus_ [Cms] (EPPO A2 list). Cms was detected in seed potatoes in 1 farm (20 tons). It was also detected on ware potatoes grown on 3 farms which also produced seed potatoes (131 tons) and on 21 farms which only grew ware (table) potatoes (726.5 tons). All infected potatoes were used for food and fodder. Present, found in a few areas (25 outbreaks), under official control.

_Ditylenchus destructor_ (EU Annexes). 3 outbreaks were identified in seed potato-growing farms. Present, found in a few areas (3 outbreaks), under official control.

_Globodera rostochiensis_ (EPPO A2 list). Soil samples were analyzed, and, as a result, 69 outbreaks were detected over 408.545 ha. On 307.851 ha., there had been plans to grow potatoes, and on the rest (100.694 ha, the land was dedicated to nurseries, ornamental seedlings, and propagation material for flower production. No potatoes, or any other propagative material, are permitted to be grown on infested land. Present, found in some areas (69 outbreaks), under official control.

Source: NPPO of Lithuania, 2004-05-11

[The data sheets on quarantine pests for Bacterial canker of tomato, and Bacterial ring rot of potato, are listed below. They are an excellent reference. <http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/bacteria/Clavibacter_m_michiganensis/CORBMI_ds.pdf>
<http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/bacteria/Clavibacter_m_sepedonicus/CORBSE_ds.pdf>

Information about _Ditylenchus destructor_ (Potato tuber nematode, potato rot nematode) and _Globodera rostochiensis_ (Potato cyst nematode) are given below: <http://www.plantdepommedeterre.org/eng/disease/nemal.htm>
<http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/nematodes/Ditylenchus_destructor/DITYDE_ds.pdf>
<http://plpnemweb.ucdavis.edu/nemaplex/Taxadata/G053S1.HTM>
<http://plpnemweb.ucdavis.edu/nemaplex/Taxadata/G053s2.htm>
- Mod.DH]