Austropuccinia psidii (PUCCPS)[New Zealand]| EPPO Global Database

Austropuccinia psidii(PUCCPS)

Distribution details in New Zealand

Situation

Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2017

Comments

Detected on Metrosideros excelsa on Raoul Island (Kermadec Islands), a subtropical island located approximately 1000 km northeast of NZ North Island. Then also found in Northland (Waikato, Taranaki, Te Puke) and parts of the South Island.

References

* du Plessis E, Granados GM, Barnes I, Ho WH, Alexander BJR, Roux J, McTaggart AR (2019). The pandemic strain of Austropuccinia psidii causes myrtle rust in New Zealand and Singapore. Australasian Plant Pathology. DOI 10.1007/s13313-019-0624-x

* Ho WH, Baskarathevan J, Griffin RL, Quinn BD, Alexander BJR, Havell D, Ward NA, Pathan AK (2019) First report of myrtle rust caused by Austropuccinia psidii on Metrosideros kermadecensis on Raoul Island and on M. excelsa in Kerikeri, New Zealand. Plant Disease 103(8), p 2128.

* INTERNET
Ministry for Primary Industries. Department of Conservation. Biosecurity Alert. Myrtle rust. Austropuccinia psidii. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/3641-a-biosecurity-risk-for-new-zealand-myrtle-rust-austropuccinia-psidii

* ProMed posting (no. 20170407.4954049) of 2017-04-07. Guava rust, myrtaceous hosts - New Zealand: 1st rep (Kermadec Islands). http://www.promedmail.org/post/4954049

Austropuccinia psidii(PUCCPS)

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Distribution details in New Zealand