EPPO Global Database

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae(FUSALC)

Distribution details in United States of America (North Carolina)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2023
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/164) : first observed in August 2023 on lettuce plants grown in a commercial greenhouse in Orange county.
References
* McGehee CS (2024) First report of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae causing wilt on greenhouse-grown lettuce in North Carolina. Plant Disease 108(early view). https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-24-0364-PDN