EPPO Global Database

Elsinoë australis(ELSIAU)

Distribution details in United States of America (Florida)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2010
From CABI Disease map 055 (2012): Present, few occurrences
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2011/224) : first detected in December 2010 in 2 fruit samples from a grapefruit tree (C. paradisi) at a campground in Lakeland (Polk county) and a bitter orange tree (C. aurantium) at a residence in Weston (Broward county). Then, also found in Charlotte, Hillsborough, Indian River, Manatee, Orange, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties.
References
* NAPPO Phytosanitary Pest Alert System. Official Pest Reports. USA. http://www.pestalert.org/main.cfm
- Detection of sweet orange scab (Elsinoë australis) in Florida and Arizona (2011-01-21)
- Update for sweet orange scab (Elsinoë australis) in Florida and Arizona (2011-04-04)