EPPO Global Database

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae(FUSALC)

Distribution details in Belgium

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2015
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/114) : first wilting symptoms were observed in autumn 2015 in commercial glasshouses in the province of Antwerp. The disease then spread rapidly. Claerbout et al. (2018) estimated that 15% of the glasshouse lettuce production area in Flanders is infected.
References
* Claerbout J, Venneman S, Vandevelde I, Decombel A, Bleyaert P, Volckaert A, Neukermans J, Höfte M (2018) First report of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae race 4 on lettuce in Belgium. Plant Disease 102(5), p 1037.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Present, restricted distribution view...
Netherlands Present, no details view...