Eradication of Thekopsora minima in Belgium
In February 2021, the NPPO of Belgium informed the EPPO Secretariat that the blueberry rust Thekopsora minima (EPPO A2 List) has been eradicated from its territory. The disease was first reported in East-Flanders in 2016 in a nursery on Vaccinium corymbosum and infested plants were immediately destroyed (EPPO RS 2016/171). Subsequent monitoring did not reveal any further contamination by Thekopsora minima.
The pest status of Thekopsora minima in Belgium is officially declared as: Absent, pest eradicated.
Sources
NPPO of Belgium (2021-02).