First record of Ceratocystis platani in Croatia
The NPPO of Croatia recently informed the EPPO Secretariat of the first finding of Ceratocystis platani (EPPO A2 List) on its territory. During official surveillance activities for 2025, the presence of C. platani was reported on two symptomatic London plane (Platanus x hispanica) trees in November 2025 in a tree-line of 10 Platanus trees in a public site in the city of Novi Vinodolski, Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. The identity of the pest was confirmed by molecular testing. No other host plants are present in the area. The source of the outbreak remains unknown. Official phytosanitary measures, aimed at eradication, have been applied.
The pest status of Ceratocystis platani is officially declared as: Present, under eradication, in specific parts of the Member State, where host crop(s) are grown.
Sources
NPPO of Croatia (2025-12).