EPPO Global Database

Ceratocystis ficicola(CERAFC)

Distribution details in Greece

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Disease map 1311 (2022): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/039) : isolates were firtst collected in 2018 in 2 neighbouring fig orchards in the Attica region. Then also found in 2019-2020 on Euboea Island where the disease caused serious damage.
References
* Tsopelas P, Soulioti N, Wingfield MJ, Barnes I, Marincowitz S, Tjamos EC, Paplomatas EJ (2021) Ceratocystis ficicola causing a serious disease of Ficus carica in Greece. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 60(2), 337-349. https://doi.org/10.36253/phyto-12794