Teratosphaeria destructans(TRTSDE)
Distribution details in Malaysia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2016
First recorded in: 2016
In 2016, leaf blight symptoms resembling those caused by T. destructans were observed in a plantation of a Eucalyptus grandis × E. urophylla hybrid in Sabah. Molecular studies confirmed the identity of the fungus.
* Havenga M, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, Marincowitz S, Dreyer LL, Roets F, Japarudin,Y, Aylward J (2021), Genetic recombination in Teratosphaeria destructans causing a new disease outbreak in Malaysia. Forest Pathology e12683. https://doi.org/10.1111/efp.12683
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | Sumatra | Present, no details | |
| Indonesia | Present, no details | ||
| Thailand | Present, no details |