Neopestalotiopsis rosae(NPESRS)
Distribution details in Italy
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2021
From CABI Disease map 1334 (2023): Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2021
From CABI Disease map 1334 (2023): Present, restricted distribution
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/158) : reported to cause severe disease to strawberry
* Aiello D, Gusella G, Leonardi GR, Polizzi G, Voglmayr H (2024) Bottlebrush and Myrtle twig canker caused by Neopestalotiopsis species: an emerging canker-causing group of fungi in Italy. MycoKeys 106, 133-151.
------- detected during a survey conducted in September 2021 in a nursery in Catania (eastern Sicily) on Callistemon viminalis, Luma apiculata, Myrtus communis.
* Fiorenza A, Gusella G, Aiello D, Polizzi G, Voglmayr H (2022) Neopestalotiopsis siciliana sp. nov. and N. rosae causing stem lesion and dieback on avocado plants in Italy. Journal of Fungi. 8 (6), 562. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8060562
------- Sicilia.
* Dardani G, Martino I, Aloi F, Carli C, Giordano R, Spadaro D, Guarnaccia V (2025) Characterization of Neopestalotiopsis species associated with strawberry crown rot in Italy. Agronomy 15, 1-8 https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11030288
-----northern Italy region on strawberry
* Mang S M, Camele I, Palmieri C, Marcone C (2025) A novel strawberry disease associated with leaf spot, crown rot, and root rot caused by Neopestalotiopsis rosae in Italy. Journal of Phytopathology 173, e70071
-------Campania
------- detected during a survey conducted in September 2021 in a nursery in Catania (eastern Sicily) on Callistemon viminalis, Luma apiculata, Myrtus communis.
* Fiorenza A, Gusella G, Aiello D, Polizzi G, Voglmayr H (2022) Neopestalotiopsis siciliana sp. nov. and N. rosae causing stem lesion and dieback on avocado plants in Italy. Journal of Fungi. 8 (6), 562. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8060562
------- Sicilia.
* Dardani G, Martino I, Aloi F, Carli C, Giordano R, Spadaro D, Guarnaccia V (2025) Characterization of Neopestalotiopsis species associated with strawberry crown rot in Italy. Agronomy 15, 1-8 https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11030288
-----northern Italy region on strawberry
* Mang S M, Camele I, Palmieri C, Marcone C (2025) A novel strawberry disease associated with leaf spot, crown rot, and root rot caused by Neopestalotiopsis rosae in Italy. Journal of Phytopathology 173, e70071
-------Campania
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Present, no details |