date:Oct 16, 2012
Kiwifruit Vine Health has confirmed the first reported case of PSA in Hawke's Bay.
The agency had a positive test for the virulent strain, PSA-V, on Hort16A gold variety vines in an orchard near Taradale.
KVH chief executive Barry O'Neil says the spread of the bacterial disease into Hawke's Bay is very disappointing.
Mr O'Neil says based on symptoms seen in the orchard, it is possible that infection may have been present in the area for at least six months before it was identified this week.