EPPO Global Database

Austropuccinia psidii(PUCCPS)

Distribution details in United States of America (Florida)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2013: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1998/199) : an alert to this newly important pest.
References
* Coutinho TA, Wingfield MJ, Alfenas AC, Crous PW (1998) Eucalyptus rust: A disease with the potential for serious international implications. Plant Disease 82(7), 819-825.

* Rayamajhi MB, Pratt PD, Klopfenstein NB, Ross-Davis AL, Rodgers L (2013) First report of Puccinia psidii caused rust disease epiphytotic on tphe invasive shrub Rhodomyrtus tomentosa in Florida. Plant Disease 97(10), 1379-1380.
------- On Rhodomyrtus tomentosa, a shrub considered to be invasive in Florida.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, few occurrences view...