Plum Pox Virus in New York

Plum pox virus (PPV) has been discovered once again in New York, this time in Wayne County. This marks the third year in a row that the virus, which can impact plum, peach, apricot and other stone fruits, has been found in that state. State agricultural officials have places a one mile quarantine zone around the orchard where the infected trees were located. The discovery was during a statewide PPV survey undertaken by the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets and the USDA.

Pennsylvania and parts of Canada have also had outbreaks of PPV over the past several years, but the virus has not yet been found in New England. For more information about PPV, check out our fact sheet on the MIPOP website.