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National Invasive Species Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Citrus Black Spot

Scientific Name

Phyllosticta citricarpa (McAlpine) van der Aa (Wikee et al. 2011)

Common Name

Citrus black spot, Phyllosticta leaf spot

Synonym

Guignardia citricarpa Kiely

Native To

First discovered in Australia (Er et al. 2013)

Date of U.S. Introduction

2010 (Er et al. 2013)

Means of Introduction

Possibly through the importation of unregulated and/or non-commercial infected fruit (APHIS 2010)

Impact

Fungal disease of citrus that decreases yields by causing external blemishes and premature fruit drop (IPPC 2016)

Citrus black spot

Citrus black spot, symptoms

Credit

Photo by Jonas Janner Hamann; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)

Source
Invasive.org

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Spotlights

Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

Quarantine

Federally Regulated

  • Citrus Federal Quarantine Boundary Viewer

    • USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

    • Select layer to view quarantine by species (Asian citrus psyllid, citrus black spot, citrus canker,  citrus greening, sweet orange scab).
      See related resource: Data Visualization Tools to explore plant and animal health management data and interactive story maps

  • Citrus Regulated Articles

    • USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.

    • Contains the requirements for moving fruit, nursery stock, or other regulated articles for several citrus pests and diseases.

  • Federal Quarantines Descriptions (Citrus Diseases)

    • USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.

    • Contains the legal description of current federal quarantine areas for several citrus pests and diseases (Asian citrus pysllid, citrus black spot,  citrus canker, citrus greening, sweet orange scab),  Users can search by state and pest to determine the quarantine area(s) by state and territories.

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