EPPO Global Database

Lecanosticta acicola(SCIRAC)

Distribution details in China

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Disease map 482 (1994): Present, restricted distribution
References
* Gong XD, Liang ZC (1988) The resistance of slash pine to brown spot needle blight. Journal of South China Agricultural University 9, 54-59.

* Lin ZS, Liang ZC (1988) Scientia Silvae Sinicae 24 (1), 25-47.
------- Thought to have been introduced from the USA on infected Pinus elliottii in the 1970s.

* Li CD, Zhu XQ, Han ZM, Zhang JN, Shen BK, Zhang ZH, Zheng WP, Zou KM, Shi FY (1986) Journal of Nanjing Institute of Forestry No. 2, pp. 11-18.
------- The disease has been severe in SE China since 1978 and is most common in Fujian.

* Tubby K, Adamčikova K, Adamson K, Akiba M, Barnes I, Boroń P, Bragança H, Bulgakov T, Burgdorf N, Capretti P, Cech T et al. (2023) The increasing threat to European forests from the invasive foliar pine pathogen, Lecanosticta acicola. Forest Ecology and Management 536, 120847 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120847) and associated map http://www.portalofforestpathology.com
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Russian Federation Central Russia Present, restricted distribution view...
Russian Federation Southern Russia Present, few occurrences view...
Russian Federation Far East Absent, unreliable record view...
Russian Federation Present, few occurrences view...