Phyllosticta citricarpa(GUIGCI)
Distribution details in Malta
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2018: Absent, confirmed by survey
Guarnaccia et al. (2017) isolated Phyllosticta citricarpa from citrus leaf litter in Italy, Malta and Portugal, and P. paracitricarpa from citrus leaf litter in Greece. According to EFSA (2018), these findings were not confirmed by the NPPO.
* EFSA Panel on Plant Health (EFSA PLH Panel) et al. (2018) Evaluation of a paper by Guarnaccia et al.(2017) on the first report of Phyllosticta citricarpa in Europe. EFSA Journal 16(1), e05114. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5114
* EU Commission Decision 98/83 of 8 January 1998 recognizes Malta as free from all strains of Guignardia citri pathogenic to citrus.
* Guarnaccia V, Groenewald JZ, Li H, Glienke C, Carstens E, Hattingh V, Fourie PH Crous PW (2017) First report of Phyllosticta citricarpa and description of two new species, P. paracapitalensis and P. paracitricarpa, from citrus in Europe. Studies in mycology, 87(1), 161-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simyco.2017.05.003
* EU Commission Decision 98/83 of 8 January 1998 recognizes Malta as free from all strains of Guignardia citri pathogenic to citrus.
* Guarnaccia V, Groenewald JZ, Li H, Glienke C, Carstens E, Hattingh V, Fourie PH Crous PW (2017) First report of Phyllosticta citricarpa and description of two new species, P. paracapitalensis and P. paracitricarpa, from citrus in Europe. Studies in mycology, 87(1), 161-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simyco.2017.05.003