Tomato ringspot virus

Tomato ringspot virus is a Nepovirus known to infect a wide variety of hosts other than tomatoes including cucumber, tobacco, beans and various woody and ornamental plants. It is transmitted by adults and three larval stages of the nematode Xiphinema americanum.

Cucumber
Local chlorotic spots; systemic chlorosis and mottle.

Fabaceae (beans)
Chlorotic local lesions; systemic rugosity and necrosis of tip leaves.

Tomato
Local necrotic flecks; systemic mottle and necrosis.

Treatment
Unknown.

Prevention
Ensure area is weedfree. Protect plants from insect vectors.

EPPO region
Locally established in Bulgaria, Germany (rare), Italy (rare), Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Yugoslavia. Czech Republic (found but not established), Egypt, Greece (unconfirmed report), Russia (Far East), Sweden, UK (found in the past but eradicated).

North America
Canada (British Columbia, Ontario), USA (California, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington).

Central America and Caribbean
Puerto Rico (on orchids).

South America
Chile (on raspberries), Peru.

Asia
China (Zheijiang), Japan, Korea Republic, Russia (Far East), Taiwan (on grapes; unconfirmed), Turkey.

Oceania
Australia (South Australia), New Zealand (on red currants).