Phytophthora ramorum(PHYTRA)
Distribution details in United States of America (Virginia)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2021: Absent, pest eradicated
From VDACS (2022): in 2018, the pathogen was detected in Pieris plants at one nursery. 13 plants were destroyed and further testing at the production site did not detect the pathogen. During annual surveys conducted in Virginia in 2019, 2020 and 2021 no positive detections were made and P. ramorum is considered as eradicated from Virginia.
* Cave GL, Randall-Schadel B & Redlin SC (2008) Risk analysis for Phytophthora ramorum Werres, de Cock & Man in’t Veld, causal agent of sudden oak death, ramorum leaf blight, and ramorum dieback. US Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Raleigh, NC. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/pram/downloads/pdf_files/pra-cphst-08.pdf
------ In nursery, infected plant material destroyed.
* Simon, G. W. (2004) ER SOD Daily Report 04/15/04. http://ceris.purdue.edu/napis/states/in/news04/040415-sod-update.txt
* Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) (2022-07).
------ In nursery, infected plant material destroyed.
* Simon, G. W. (2004) ER SOD Daily Report 04/15/04. http://ceris.purdue.edu/napis/states/in/news04/040415-sod-update.txt
* Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) (2022-07).
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Present, few occurrences | ||
| Canada | British Columbia | Present, few occurrences |