EPPO Global Database

Phyllosticta citricarpa(GUIGCI)

Distribution details in Portugal

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Absent, confirmed by survey
Comments
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.
References
* 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 Directive 2000/29 lists Guignardia citricarpa (all strains pathogenic to citrus) as not known to occur in the EU.

* 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
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Spain Absent, confirmed by survey view...