EPPO Global Database

Balansia oryzae(BALAOS)

Distribution details in Japan

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Absent, invalid record
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent: pest not recorded (2023-02)
From CABI Disease map 797 (2000): Absent, unreliable record
Comments
The NPPO of Japan has officially declared the absence of this fungus from its territory. General surveillance has confirmed that there are no records of outbreaks nor of detections of the fungus in Japan.
References
* APPPC (1991) Appendixes A (covering revised List A1 and A2) and B of the Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and Pacific region. Technical Document no. 139/1991, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok (TH), 19 pp.
------- Listed as present but without any supporting scientific evidence (now considered as an invalid record).

* NPPO of Japan (2023-02).