EPPO Global Database

Plectosphaerella melonis(ACRECU)

Distribution details in Egypt

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, no details
From CABI (2023): Present, few occurrences
References
* Mostafa MA, Attia MF, Merghany MM, Salama RM (2019) Association of Plectosphaerella melonis with cantaloupe decline for the first time in Egypt. Plant Archives 19(2), 2565-2573.
------- Found on Cucumis melo grown at the Wadi El Natron Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University.