EPPO Global Database

Lecanosticta acicola(SCIRAC)

Distribution details in Romania

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2017
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some parts of the Member State concerned, under eradication (2017-10)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/212) : first found in September 2017 in a forest area in the county of Vancea. Under eradication.
References
* Tubby KV et al. (2022) The increasing threat to European forests from the invasive foliar pine pathogen, Lecanosticta acicola. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4292683 (pre-print) and associated map http://www.portalofforestpathology.com
------- Consider that this record is based on morphological characteristics only and has not been confirmed by molecular methods.

* NPPO of Romania (2017-10).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Bulgaria Present, restricted distribution view...
Serbia Absent, unreliable record view...
Ukraine Present, no details view...