EPPO Global Database

Phytophthora ramorum(PHYTRA)

Distribution details in United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Disease map 978 (2022): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
First found in Northern Ireland in rhododendron plants in the nursery trade in late 2002. In August 2010, it was first observed in a plantation of Japanese larch on the Antrim plateau, other detections were then made in other regions.
References
* Harris AR, Brasier CM, Scanu B, Webber JF (2021) Fitness characteristics of the European lineages of Phytophthora ramorum. Plant Pathology 70(2), 275-286. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13292

* INTERNET
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. Phytophthora ramorum. , Northern Ireland. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/articles/phytophthora-ramorum-0#toc-0 (accessed June 2024).

* O’Hanlon R, Grogan H, McCracken A, Doohan F, Harrington T, Brennan J, Choiseul J (2015) Understanding Phytophthora ramorum in Irish larch forests. Phytofor project factsheet, Teagasc. https://www.teagasc.ie/media/website/crops/forestry/research/OHanlonEtAl2015PHYTOFORfactsheet.pdf