EPPO Global Database

Neonectria neomacrospora(NECTMA)

Distribution details in France

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2017
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some parts of the Member State concerned (2018-05)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/121) : first identified in October 2017 in a sample collected from a dying Abies alba tree in a forest (municipality of Cauterets, Hautes-Pyrénées). Further investigations will be carried out to delimit the extent of the infection and to determine whether N. neomacrospora is the cause of dieback symptoms observed.
References
* NPPO of France (2018-05).

* Saurat C, Schenck N, Fourrier-Jeandel C, Bialais L, Daubrée JB, Ioos R (2019) First report of Neonectria neomacrospora causing European silver fir (Abies alba) dieback in France. Plant Disease 103(2), 1943-7692.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Belgium Present, restricted distribution view...
Germany Present, restricted distribution view...