Ceratocystis fagacearum (oak wilt)
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| Symptoms | Ceratocystis fagacearum (oak wilt); symptoms. Large yard tree killed by oak wilt. Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA. | ©Steven Katovich/USDA Forest Service/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US | |
| Symptoms | Ceratocystis fagacearum (oak wilt); symptoms. Red oak with oak wilt, shedding leaves and marked for removal. Minnesota, USA. | ©Joseph O'Brien/USDA Forest Service/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US | |
| Symptoms | Ceratocystis fagacearum (oak wilt); early symptoms on northern red oak (Quercus rubra). USA. | ©Ronald F. Billings/Texas A&M Forest Service/Bugwood.org - CC BY-NC 3.0 US | |
| Symptoms | Ceratocystis fagacearum (oak wilt); symptoms on individual leaves. USA. | ©Joseph O'Brien/USDA Forest Service/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US | |
| Symptoms | Ceratocystis fagacearum (oak wilt); symptoms. Interveinal necrosis on Texas live oak (Quercus fusiformis). USA. | ©Ronald F. Billings/Texas A&M Forest Service/Bugwood.org - CC BY-NC 3.0 US | |
| Symptoms | Ceratocystis fagacearum (oak wilt); symptoms. Interveinal chlorosis on Texas live oak (Quercus fusiformis). USA. | ©Ronald F. Billings/Texas A&M Forest Service/Bugwood.org - CC BY-NC 3.0 US | |
| Symptoms | Ceratocystis fagacearum (oak wilt); symptoms. Infected leaves of live oak (Quercus virginiana). USA. | ©Ronald F. Billings/Texas A&M Forest Service/Bugwood.org - CC BY-NC 3.0 US | |
| Symptoms | Ceratocystis fagacearum (oak wilt); symptoms. Vertical cracks in a northern red oak (Quercus rubra) killed by oak wilt, indicating the presence of spore mats under the bark. USA. | ©Joseph OBrien/USDA Forest Service/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US | |
| Symptoms | Ceratocystis fagacearum (oak wilt); symptoms. Dark streaking on wood of oak branch. Laboratory-Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA. | ©Sandra Jensen/Cornell University/Bugwood.org - CC BY-NC 3.0 US | |
| Disease transmission | Ceratocystis fagacearum (oak wilt); disease transmission is mainly through root grafts (arrowed), as here in a live oak (Quercus virginiana). USA. | ©James Solomon/USDA Forest Service/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US | |
| Asexual spore | Ceratocystis fagacearum (oak wilt); asexual spore - conidia from culture showing chains of spores. Laboratory-Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA. | ©Sandra Jensen/Cornell University/Bugwood.org - CC BY-NC 3.0 US | |
| Sexual spore, spore mat | Ceratocystis fagacearum (oak wilt); sexual spore, spore mat. USA | ©Joseph O'Brien/USDA Forest Service/Bugwood.org - CC BY 3.0 US |
Identity
Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Ceratocystis fagacearum (Bretz) Hunt
Preferred Common Name
- oak wilt
Other Scientific Names
- Chalara quercina Henry
- Endoconidiophora fagacearum Bretz
International Common Names
- English: wilt of oak; wilt: oak
- Spanish: marchitez de la encina; marchitez del roble
- French: fletrissement du chene; flétrissement du chêne
Local Common Names
- Germany: Amerikanische: Eiche Welke; Welke: Eiche
EPPO code
- CERAFA (Ceratocystis fagacearum)
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Ascomycota
- Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
- Class: Sordariomycetes
- Subclass: Hypocreomycetidae
- Order: Microascales
- Family: Ceratocystidaceae
- Genus: Ceratocystis
- Species: Ceratocystis fagacearum
Distribution
Top of page See also CABI/EPPO (1998, No. 180).Distribution Table
Top of pageThe distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.
Last updated: 23 Apr 2020Host Plants and Other Plants Affected
Top of page| Plant name | Family | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Castanea (chestnuts) | Fagaceae | Main |
| Quercus ellipsoidalis (Northern pin oak) | Fagaceae | Unknown |
| Quercus robur (common oak) | Fagaceae | Unknown |
| Quercus rubra (northern red oak) | Fagaceae | Unknown |
| Quercus steenisii | Fagaceae | Unknown |
| Quercus virginiana (Live oak) | Fagaceae | Unknown |
Natural enemies
Top of page| Natural enemy | Type | Life stages | Specificity | References | Biological control in | Biological control on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trichoderma harzianum | Antagonist | Poland |
References
Top of pageEPPO, 2014. PQR database. Paris, France: European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. http://www.eppo.int/DATABASES/pqr/pqr.htm
IPPC, 2016. Information on Pest Status in the Republic of Lithuania in 2015. IPPC Official Pest Report, No. LTU-01/2. Rome, Italy: FAO. https://www.ippc.int/
Distribution References
CABI Data Mining, Undated. CAB Abstracts Data Mining.,
EPPO, 2020. EPPO Global database. In: EPPO Global database, Paris, France: EPPO.
IPPC, 2016. Information on Pest Status in the Republic of Lithuania in 2015. In: IPPC Official Pest Report, No. LTU-01/2, Rome, Italy: FAO. https://www.ippc.int/
NPPO of the Netherlands, 2013. Pest status of harmful organisms in the Netherlands., Wageningen, Netherlands:
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