PRO/PL> Apple proliferation phytoplasma- N America: 1st report, Canada

Other Plant Disease — Worldwide/Unknown
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have detected apple proliferation phytoplasma (APP) in an apple orchard in Nova Scotia. The affected orchard has been placed under quarantine. This is the 1st APP detection in North America.
The affected trees were imported into Canada from the US in 2008. No symptoms of APP have been observed in the source nurseries or reported in the US at large, and the source of infestation is unknown at this time. APHIS (USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection