Baldwin County, US:
Sweet orange scab affecting citrus fruit detected
SOS is a plant disease caused by the fungus Elsinöe australis. Fox10tv.com learned it does not pose a threat to human or animal health. The disease is appropriately named as it results in scab-like lesions on fruit rinds and, less often, on leaves and twigs of sweet oranges, limes, lemons, mandarins, satsumas, kumquats, grapefruit, tangerines and tangerine hybrids.
This is the first confirmed case of SOS in Alabama, despite annual surveillance for citrus pathogens by ADAI plant protection inspectors.
