EPPO Global Database

Phyllachora maydis(PHYRMA)

Distribution details in United States of America (Nebraska)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2021
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/250) : first reported from Georgia, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York, and Pennsylvania.
References
* Debacker Moura R, Broderick K, Shires M, Andersen Onofre K, De Wolf E, Jackson-Ziems TA, Borba Onofre R (2023) First report of tar spot on corn caused by Phyllachora maydis in the Great Plains. Plant Disease (early view) https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-23-0183-PDN

* University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2021-10-21) Tar spot disease of corn confirmed in several Nebraska counties by T Jackson-Ziems and K Broderick. https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2021/tar-spot-disease-corn-confirmed-several-nebraska-counties
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Canada Ontario Present, restricted distribution view...
Canada Present, restricted distribution view...
Mexico Present, no details view...