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Scientific Name:
Calonectria pseudonaviculata (Crous, J.Z. Groenew. & C.F. Hill) L. Lombard, M.J. Wingf. & Crous. (Lombard et al. 2010)
Synonym:
Cylindrocladium pseudonaviculatum Crous, J.Z. Groenew. & C.F. Hill, 2002, Cylindrocladium buxicola Henricot 2002
Common Name:
Boxwood blight, box blight, Buxus blight
Native To:
First discovered in the United Kingdom (LeBlanc et al. 2018)
Date of U.S. Introduction:
2011 (LeBlanc et al. 2018)
Means of Introduction:
Unknown (LaMondia 2014)
Impact:
Fungal disease of boxwood plants (Buxus spp.) (LeBlanc et al. 2018)
Images
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Videos
Selected Resources
The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source. Or, to display all related content view all resources for Boxwood Blight.
Council or Task Force
Virginia Tech; Virginia State University. Virginia Cooperative Extension.
The Virginia Boxwood Blight Task Force provides leadership in safeguarding and protecting the ornamental horticulture industry, historical gardens, and landscape plantings from boxwood blight.
Partnership
Federal Government
USDA. ARS. Systematic Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory.
State and Local Government
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Plant Disease Information Office.
Academic
Purdue University. Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory.
See also: Extension publications for more resources
University of Kentucky. Cooperative Extension Service.
See also: Plant Pathology Extension Publications for more resources
Oregon State University. Extension Service.
This concise publication gives useful information for homeowners, master gardeners, and professional landscapers about the boxwood blight disease: its symptoms, sanitation measures when it is discovered on a property, and preventive measures.
University of Georgia. Cooperative Extension.
University of Arkansas. Cooperative Extension Service.
See also: Extension Publications for more resources
Pennsylvania State University. Cooperative Extension.
Oregon State University. Extension Service.
Citations
- LaMondia, J.A. 2014. Fungicide efficacy against Calonectria pseudonaviculata, causal agent of boxwood blight. Plant Disease 98(1):99-102.
- LeBlanc, N., C. Salgado-Salazar, and J.A. Crouch. 2018. Boxwood blight: an ongoing threat to ornamental and native boxwood. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 102(10):4371-4380.
- Lombard, L., P.W. Crous, B.D. Wingfield, and M.J. Wingfield. 2010. Phylogeny and systematics of the genus Calonectria. Studies in Mycology 66:31-69.