EPPO Global Database

Phyllosticta citricarpa(GUIGCI)

Distribution details in Japan

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1992: Absent, confirmed by survey
Comments
Doubtful records presumably concern G. mangiferae.
References
* EU Commission Decision 98/83 of 8 January 1998 recognizes Japan as free from all strains of Guignardia citri pathogenic to citrus.

* USDA (1982) Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. No. 28. Citrus black spot, Guignardia citricarpa. USDA APHIS-PPQ, Beltsville, USA.