Spongospora subterranea(SPONSU)
Distribution details in Cyprus
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2016: Present, no details
First found in March 2012 in a 2-ha potato field (cv. 'Punta') in the Kokkinochoria area of Larnaca.
* Kanetis L, Papayiannis LC, Samouel S, Iacovides T (2016) First report of potato powdery scab, caused by Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea, in Cyprus. Plant Disease 100(5), p 1010.