EPPO Global Database

Litylenchus crenatae(LITYCR)

Distribution details in United States of America (Massachusetts)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2025: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/202) : first observed in June 2020 in the town of Plymouth (Plymouth county) and then in Worcester (Worcester county) and Blandford (Hampden county).
References
* Kantor C, Demirel MC, Kantor M (2025) Unveiling the threat of beech leaf disease: lessons from North America. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 8, 1606260. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2025.1606260

* INTERNET
- Government of Massachusetts. Mass.gov (undated) Beech Leaf Disease in Massachusetts. https://www.mass.gov/guides/beech-leaf-disease-in-massachusetts

Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Canada Present, restricted distribution view...
Canada Ontario Present, restricted distribution view...