EPPO Global Database

Elsinoë australis(ELSIAU)

Distribution details in United States of America (Louisiana)

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 August 2010, in a single lime tree (C. aurantifolia) in a private garden (Orleans Parish). Subsequent detection surveys showed that 14 additional parishes were infected by E. australis.
References
* NAPPO Phytosanitary Pest Alert System. Official Pest Reports. USA. http://www.pestalert.org/main.cfm
- Detection of sweet orange scab (Elsinoë australis) in Texas and Louisiana (2010-08-23)