EPPO Global Database

Hemileia vastatrix(HEMIVA)

Distribution details in United States of America (Florida)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Absent, pest no longer present
First recorded in: 2021
Comments
First found in November 2021 on young seedlings of Coffea arabica var. caturra in a residence in Naples (Collier county). All infested coffee seedlings were destroyed and the fungus has not been detected since then.
References
* Urbina H, Aime MC (2024) First US continental record of coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix) on coffee (Coffea arabica) in Southwest Florida, USA. Plant Disease 108(1), 228.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, no details view...