In summer 2016 a severe infestation of the alien ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus
was recorded from the Mediterranean maquis in the Circeo National Park in Central Italy …

Eucalyptus globulus, an exotic species in Portugal, is one of the dominant and intensively
managed forest species in the country. A disease syndrome characterised by leaf necrosis …

Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze, commonly known as tea, is widely cultivated around the
world in tropical and subtropical areas. Tea is mainly manufactured using young shoots of …

Pine needle diseases, such as red band and brown spot needle blight, are serious pine
diseases that threatens forests in many countries. Several outbreaks have been reported …

Gray blight, a fungal disease caused by Pestalotiopsis-like species, is a widespread disease
affecting tea crop (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) in many tea-growing countries, including …

Research Highlights: Pestalotiopsis pini sp. nov. is an emerging pathogen on stone pine,
Pinus pinea L., in Portugal. Background and Objectives: Stone pine is one of the most …

Abstract Pestalotioid species (Pestalotiopsis, Pseudopestalotiopsis and Neopestalotiopsis)
cause extremely damaging diseases in a wide range of hosts across the word. Recently …

BACKGROUND The brown rot fungus, Gnomoniopsis castanea, is the main organism
responsible for the outbreak of chestnut postharvest decay that is threatening the …

Brazil is the leader in the global ranking of forest productivity; however, one of the major
challenges to eucalyptus production is the existence of fungal diseases. A severe epidemic …

Species of Pestalotiopsis occur commonly as plant pathogens. Accordingly, the aim of this
study was to identify the causal agent of a shrub disease in northeastern and northern …