Methodology for the Evaluation of Varietal Resistance to , Vector of the Causal Agent of Lethal Wilt in Oil Palm in Colombia.

Lethal Wilt is a limiting disease for oil palm cultivation in the eastern and central zones of Colombia. In the eastern zone, it caused the eradication of approximately 8700 ha of oil palm between 2010 and 2022, with economic losses of more than 185 million dollars. Studies conducted by Cenipalma reported that the pathogen causing this disease is Liberibacter, which is possibly transmitted by (Van Duzee).