Phyllosticta citricarpa(GUIGCI)
Distribution details in Botswana
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2024: Present, restricted distribution
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: not widely distributed and under official control (2022-10)
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: not widely distributed and under official control (2022-10)
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/017) : first report. Phytosanitary measures applied.
* EU Commission Decision 98/83 of 8 January 1998 recognized Botswana as free from all strains of Guignardia citri pathogenic to citrus.
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Botswana (BWA-02/1 of 2022-10-04). Notification on the first detection of Citrus black spot in Botswana. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/botswana/pestreports/2022/10/notification-on-the-first-detection-of-citrus-black-spot-in-botswana
* Mawere P, Coetzee B, Ntlogelang K, Mmapetla Z, Sebua K, van Niekerk J, Carstens E (2024) Citrus black spot caused by Phyllosticta citricarpa found on Valencia oranges in Botswana. New Disease Reports 49(1), e12248. https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.12248
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Botswana (BWA-02/1 of 2022-10-04). Notification on the first detection of Citrus black spot in Botswana. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/botswana/pestreports/2022/10/notification-on-the-first-detection-of-citrus-black-spot-in-botswana
* Mawere P, Coetzee B, Ntlogelang K, Mmapetla Z, Sebua K, van Niekerk J, Carstens E (2024) Citrus black spot caused by Phyllosticta citricarpa found on Valencia oranges in Botswana. New Disease Reports 49(1), e12248. https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.12248
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo, Democratic republic of the | Absent, confirmed by survey | ||
| Namibia | Present, few occurrences | ||
| Zambia | Present, no details | ||
| Zimbabwe | Present, no details |