Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) detected on Alpinia
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Publication Date
Wed, 09 Aug 2017, 22:25
Last Updated
Aug. 9, 2017, 10:25 p.m.
Report Number
PYF-09/1
Country
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
Summary
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.