EPPO Global Database

Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi(PSDMAX)

Distribution details in Switzerland

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2011
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/070) : bleeding cankers were observed on 42 (out of 300) horse chestnut trees (Aesculus hippocastanum) in a public park in Rapperswil-Jona in 2011. The identity of the bacterium was confirmed in 2015.
References
* Meyer JB, Brunner M, Rigling D (2016) First report of Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi on horse chestnut in Switzerland. New Disease Reports 33, 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2016.033.019
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, few occurrences view...
France Present, restricted distribution view...
Germany Present, restricted distribution view...
Italy Absent, no pest record view...