Eradication of Thekopsora minima from Sweden
In Sweden, the blueberry rust Thekopsora minima (EPPO A2 List) was first found in October 2021 on Vaccinium corymbosum in the municipality of Ekerö (county of Stockholm), and in the municipality of Karlskrona (country of Blekinge län) (EPPO RS 2021/248). The plants were found in garden centres and had been imported from another EU Member State. Eight plants had already been sold to final users, but all plants that remained in the garden centres were destroyed. Thekopsora minima is now considered to be eradicated.
The pest status of Thekopsora minima in Sweden is officially declared as: Absent, pest eradicated.
Sources
NPPO of Sweden (2021-12).