EPPO Global Database

Lecanosticta acicola(SCIRAC)

Distribution details in Japan (Kyushu)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/161) : surveys conducted in 2021 detected the fungus in Kyushu on Pinus thunbergii in nurseries and private gardens (several localities in Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Miyazaki prefectures).
References
* Akiba M (2022) [Occurrence of black pine brown spot leaf blight in Kyushu, Japan]. Abstract of a paper presented at the 133rd Annual Meeting of the Forest Society of Japan (2022-03-27). https://doi.org/10.11519/jfsc.133.0_653 (in Japanese).