Quarantine plant pathogen

Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma → Fieberiella florii → 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'

Source EPPO: PHYP64 Vector EPPO: FIEBFL Target EPPO: PHYPMA
RU A1 P-K potential

← To all hypotheses

Scoring

All four metrics are dimensionless. The total score is the product of specificity, host distance and confidence.

0.333
Specificity
1 / the number of pathogens on the vector — this vector carries 3 pathogens in EPPO.
0.00
Host distance
1.0 = no shared hosts · 0.5 = shared family · 0.2 = shared genus · 0.0 = shared species.
0.50
Confidence (P-K)
K = confirmed vector (1.0), P = potential (0.5); both edges are multiplied.
0.000
Total
specificity × host distance × confidence

Distribution: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'

Countries with recorded presence per the EPPO Global Database (38 ISO codes).

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Host plants: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'

Top 10 host taxa per EPPO; classes per EPPO host categorisation.

  • Malus domestica MABSD Major host
  • Convolvulus arvensis CONAR Wild/Weed
  • Crataegus monogyna CSCMO Wild/Weed
  • Carpinus betulus CIPBE Host
  • Corylus avellana CYLAV Host
  • Dahlia hybrids DAHHY Host
  • Forsythia suspensa FOSSU Host
  • Lilium hybrids LILHY Host
  • Malus baccata MABBA Host
  • Malus floribunda MABFB Host

Synonyms: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'

  • Hexenbesenwuchs des Apfels
  • Triebsucht des Apfels
  • proliferation of apple
  • witches' broom of apple
  • AP
  • proliferaciones del manzano
  • proliférations du pommier
  • Apple proliferation phytoplasma
  • Apple witches' broom phytoplasma
  • Phytoplasma mali
  • proliferação da macieira
  • Фитоплазма пролиферации яблони

Sources

Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma ↔ Fieberiella florii

* Jarausch B, Abidon C, Biancu S, Salar P, Desqué D, Roques M, Runne M, Jarausch W, Markheiser A, Maixner M, Meistermann E (2026) The role of reservoir plants and alternative vectors for the spread of Flavescence dorée (FD) phytoplasmas in FD-free regions: Lamprotettix nitidulus identified as a new vector. Journal of Pest Science 99(1), 35.
----shown to carry Grapevine flavescence doree, no transmission trials.

Fieberiella florii ↔ 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'

* Krczal G, Lrczal H, Kunze L (1988) Fieberiella florii (Stål), a vector of apple proliferation agent.- Acta Horticulturae, 235, 99-106.

* Tedeschi R, Alma A (2006) Fieberiella florii (Homoptera: Auchenorrhyncha) as a vector of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma mali'. Plant Disease 90, 284-290.