EPPO Global Database

Phyllachora maydis(PHYRMA)

Distribution details in United States of America (Illinois)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2015
From CABI Disease map 1295 (2023): Present, no details
Comments
First found in 2015
References
* Ruhl G, Romberg MK, Bissonnette S, Plewa D, Creswell T, Wise KA (2016) First report of tar spot on corn caused by Phyllachora maydis in the United States. Plant Disease 100(7), 1496-1497. https://10.1094/PDIS-12-15-1506-PDN

* Valle-Torres J, Ross TJ, Plewa D, Avellaneda MC, Check J, Chilvers MI, Cruz AP, Dalla Lana F, Groves C, Gongora-Canul C, Henriquez-Dole L, Jamann T, Kleczewski N, Lipps S, Malvick D, McCoy AG, Mueller DS, Paul PA, Puerto C, Schloemer C, Raid RN, Robertson A, Roggenkamp EM, Smith DL, Telenko DEP, Cruz CD (2020) Tar spot: An understudied disease threatening corn production in the Americas. Plant Disease 104(10), 2541-2550.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Canada Present, restricted distribution view...
Canada Ontario Present, restricted distribution view...
Mexico Present, no details view...