EPPO Global Database

Lecanosticta acicola(SCIRAC)

Distribution details in Korea, Republic

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2016: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2010
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2012/124) : first found in 2010 on Pinus thunbergii near Naju (southern part of the country).
References
* Janoušek J, Wingfield MJ, Marmolejo Monsivais JG, Jankovský L, Stauffer C, Konečný A, Barnes I (2016) Genetic analyses suggest separate introductions of the pine pathogen Lecanosticta acicola into Europe. Phytopathology 106(11), 1413-1425.
-------- Isolate from Sanpo-myeon (Naju).

* Seo ST, Park MJ, Park HJ, Shin HD (2012) First report of brown spot needle blight on Pinus thunbergii caused by Lecanosticta acicola in Korea. Plant Disease 96(6), p 914.