EPPO Global Database

Austropuccinia psidii(PUCCPS)

Distribution details in Switzerland

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Absent, pest eradicated
First recorded in: 2024
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, pest eradicated (2026-05)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2025/041) : observed in a garden centre in May 2024 on Syzygium buxifolium.

NPPO (2026): considered eradicated.
References
* NPPO of Switzerland (2026-05).

* Ruffner B, Beenken L, Kupper Q, Mittelstrass J, Schuler P, Stewart JE, Caballero JI, Winiger R, Prospero S (2024) First report of Austropuccinia psidii on Syzygium buxifolium grown as indoor bonsai in Europe. New Disease Reports 50 (2), e70011. https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.70011