First record of Cylindrocladium buxicola in Austria
The Austrian NPPO recently informed the EPPO Secretariat of the first finding of Cylindrocladium buxicola (formerly EPPO Alert List) on its territory. The fungus was detected on Buxus plants in a private garden in Vienna. All infected plants have immediately been destroyed. The source of the infection could not be identified.
The pest status of Cylindrocladium buxicola in Austria is officially declared as: Local outbreak, eradicated.
Sources
NPPO of Austria, 2008-09.