EPPO Global Database

Monilinia fructicola(MONIFC)

Distribution details in Italy

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2009
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2005/072) : M. fructicola has never been reported from Italy and is believed to be absent from the whole country. Specific surveys have confirmed this for Emilia-Romagna region in 2003/2004.

EPPO Reporting Service (2009/091) : reported for the first time in 2009, in 2 nectarine orchards at Lagnasco (Cuneo province, Piemonte region).

EPPO Reporting Service (2010/153) : found for the first time in Emilia-Romagna on nectarine orchards. Under official control.

EPPO Reporting Service (2014/034) : detected in January 2012 in stored apples (M. domestica cvs. ‘Gala’ and ‘Pink Lady’) in Emilia-Romagna.

Also present in Southern Italy (Abate et al., 2018).
References
* Abate D, Pastore C, Gerin D, De Miccolis Angelini RM, Rotolo C, Pollastro S, Faretra F (2018) Characterization of Monilinia spp. populations on stone fruit in South Italy. Plant Disease 102(9), 1708-1717.

* Direzione Generale Agricoltura, Servizio Fitosanitario, Osservatorio per le Malattie delle Piante. Regione Emilia-Romagna, 2005-03.

* Martini C, di Francesco A, Lantos A, Mari M (2015) First report of Asiatic brown rot (Monilinia polystroma) and brown rot (Monilinia fructicola) on pears in Italy. Plant Disease 99(4), p 556.
------- On stored pears (Pyrus communis cv. Abate Fetel).

* Martini C, Spadoni A, Mari M (2013) First report of brown rot caused by Monilinia fructicola on apple in Italy. Plant Disease 97(5), p 689.

* NPPO of Italy (2009-04, 2010-07).

* Pellegrino C, Gullino ML, Garibaldi A, Spadaro D (2009) First report of brown rot of stone fruit caused by Monilinia fructicola in Italy. Plant Disease 93(8), p 668.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Absent, pest eradicated view...
France Present, restricted distribution view...
Slovenia Present, few occurrences view...
Switzerland Present, few occurrences view...