EPPO Global Database

Teratosphaeria destructans(TRTSDE)

Distribution details in South Africa

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2016: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2016
Comments
First found during routine surveys in the Zululand region of KwaZulu-Natal on eucalyptus trees (E. grandis × E. urophylla hybrids).
References
* Greyling I, Wingfield MJ, Coetzee MP, Marincowitz S, Roux J (2016) The Eucalyptus shoot and leaf pathogen Teratosphaeria destructans recorded in South Africa. Southern Forests 78(2),123-129.