EPPO Global Database

Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi(PSDMAX)

Distribution details in Slovenia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2014
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/049) : first detected in December 2016 on horse chestnut trees (Aesculus hippocastanum) planted along two streets in Ljubljana. However, disease symptoms were first observed in 2014 in young urban trees in Ljubljana.
References
* Pirc M, Dreo T, Jurc D (2018) First report of Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi as the causal agent of bleeding canker of horse chestnut in Slovenia. Plant Disease 102(10), p 2025.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, few occurrences view...
Hungary Present, few occurrences view...
Italy Absent, no pest record view...