Phytophthora abietivora(PHYTAB)
Distribution details in Canada
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, restricted distribution
Identified to cause Phytophthora root rot in Fraser fir and balsam fir seedlings in Chaudiere-Appalaches and Estrie, Québec, between 2019 and 2021 and death of balsam fir seedlings in a forest nursery of St-Modeste, Québec, Canada in October 2025.
* Charron G, Gauthier MK, Aucoin V, Tanguay P (2025) Outbreak of Phytophthora abietivora in a Québec forest nursery: emergence of a new phytophthora tree pathogen? Forest Pathology 55(5), e70041 https://doi.org/10.1111/efp.70041
* Charron G, Yergeau J, Van der Heyden H, Bilodeau GJ, Beaulieu C, Tanguay P (2024) Survey of Phytophthora diversity reveals P. abietivora as a potential Phytophthora root rot pathogen in Québec Christmas tree plantations. Plant Disease 108(6), 1445-1454 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-23-2670-SR
* Charron G, Yergeau J, Van der Heyden H, Bilodeau GJ, Beaulieu C, Tanguay P (2024) Survey of Phytophthora diversity reveals P. abietivora as a potential Phytophthora root rot pathogen in Québec Christmas tree plantations. Plant Disease 108(6), 1445-1454 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-23-2670-SR
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | Pennsylvania | Present, restricted distribution | |
| United States of America | Connecticut | Present, restricted distribution | |
| United States of America | Present, restricted distribution |