EPPO Global Database

Lecanosticta acicola(SCIRAC)

Distribution details in Slovakia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2010
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/226) : first detected in 2010 in 2 samples collected from Pinus nigra trees in the city of Nitra. Further studies confirmed the presence of the fungus by using molecular tests in 13 locations (out of 84 studied locations).
References
* Adamčíková K, Jánošíková Z, Adamčík S, Ostrovský R, Pastirčáková K, Kobza M, Ondrušková E (2021) Host range, genetic variability, and mating types of Lecanosticta acicola in Slovakia. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 36(5), 325-332. https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2021.1941236
------- Presence confirmed by molecular tests.

* Ivanová H, Bernadovičová S (2010) Species diversity of microscopic fungi on Austrian pines growing in urban greenery of Nitra town. Folia Oecologica 37, 168–171.
------- First record.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, restricted distribution view...
Czech Republic Present, few occurrences view...
Poland Present, no details view...
Ukraine Present, no details view...