Phytophthora pluvialis(PHYTUV)
Distribution details in Belgium
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2023
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some parts of Wallonia (2025-09)
First recorded in: 2023
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some parts of Wallonia (2025-09)
EPPO Reporting Service (2024/039) : detected in 2 water courses near plantations of Pseudotsuga menziesii in Southern Belgium in 2023.
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/219) : detected in 4 additional watercourses crossing P. menziesii stands and in P. menziesii plants in a forest nursery
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/219) : detected in 4 additional watercourses crossing P. menziesii stands and in P. menziesii plants in a forest nursery
* NPPO of Belgium (2024-02, 2025-09).
* Pirronitto S, Paquet F, Gaucet V, Chandelier A (2024) First report of Phytophthora pluvialis in Douglas fir plantations in Belgium. New Disease Reports 49(1), e12244. https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.12244
* Pirronitto S, Paquet F, Gaucet V, Chandelier A (2024) First report of Phytophthora pluvialis in Douglas fir plantations in Belgium. New Disease Reports 49(1), e12244. https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.12244