Lecanosticta acicola(SCIRAC)
Distribution details in Sweden
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2021: Absent, pest eradicated
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, pest eradicated (2021-03)
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, pest eradicated (2021-03)
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/041) : first found in September 2018 by scientists on 1 pine tree (Pinus mugo var. Hesse) in the Alnarp arboretrum (Skåne region). Destruction of the tree has been ordered.
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/049) : the infested tree has been removed and destroyed, the pest is eradicated. L. acicola is now a regulated not quarantine pest for the EU.
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/049) : the infested tree has been removed and destroyed, the pest is eradicated. L. acicola is now a regulated not quarantine pest for the EU.
* Cleary M, Laas M, Iskay F, Denkhan R (2019) First report of Lecanosticta acicola on non‐native Pinus mugo in southern Sweden. Forest Pathology, e12507. https://doi.org/10.1111/efp.12507
* NPPO of Sweden (2018-11, 2021-03).
* NPPO of Sweden (2018-11, 2021-03).