EPPO Global Database

Peronospora aquilegiicola(PEROAQ)

Distribution details in United Kingdom

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 2013
Comments
First found on Aquilegia plants throughout England and Wales in 2013.
References
* Denton GJ, Beal EJ, Kilty A, Denton JO, Choi YJ, Thines M (2015) Characterisation and risk assessment of the emerging Peronospora disease on Aquilegia. Mycological Progress 14, 69 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-015-1092-5

* Thines M, Denton GJ, Beal EJ, Kilty A, Denton JO, Shin HD & Choi YJ (2019). Peronospora aquilegiicola sp. nov., the downy mildew affecting columbines in the UK is an invasive species from East Asia. European Journal of Plant Pathology https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-019-01787-y.

* Tuffen M (2016) Rapid Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) for: Peronospora sp. on Aquilegia. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, York, UK. https://pra.eppo.int/pra/99421419-4422-490d-b550-8b249f4987f5