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We’ve selected a few of the latest new geographic, host and species records for plant pests and diseases from CAB Abstracts. Click on the links to view the abstracts.

• First records of the jumping plant-louse Acizzia jamatonica (Kuwayama) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psyllidae) in Slovakia and Greece.
  Lauterer, P.; Bartoš, R.; Milonas, P. (2011) Plant Protection Science 47 (1), 37-40.
• Contribution to the knowledge of diversity of Fusarium associated with maize in Malaysia.
  Nur Ain Izzati, M. Z.; Azmi, A. R.; Siti Nordahliawate, M. S.; Johari Norazlina (2011) Plant Protection Science 47 (1), 20-24.
• Occurrence of bag worms Pteroma plagiophelps Hamps and Clania sp. on cocoa crop.
  Emmanuel, N.; Sujatha, A.; Gautam, B. (2010) Insect Environment 16 (2), 60-61.
• Viruses in winter barley – is the production of this crop in Germany threatened by another soil-borne virus?
  Rabenstein, F.; Fomitcheva, V.; Eugen Ulmer KG (2011) Journal für Kulturpflanzen 63 (3), 83-89.
• An unrecorded species Ditylenchus myceliophagus and descripton of Ditylenchus acutus (Nematoda : Anguinidae) from Korea.
  Lee JoongHwan; Park SangJo; Choi SeongYong (2010) Korean Journal of Applied Entomology 49 (3), 171-174.
• Regional survey and identification of Bipolaris spp. associated with rice seeds in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.
  Farias, C. R. J. de; Afonso, A. P. S.; Pierobom, C. R.; Ponte, E. M. del (2011) Ciência Rural 41 (3), 369-372.
• First report of Squash leaf curl china virus causing mosaic symptoms on summer squash (Cucurbita pepo) grown in Varanasi district of India.
  Saritha, R. K.; Bag, T. K.; Loganathan, M.; Rai, A. B.; Rai, M. (2011) Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 44 (2), 179-185.
• Studies on powdery mildew disease of mulberry (Morus alba): a new report from Uttar Pradesh, India.
  Shweta Sharma; Khan, T. A.; Ashraf, M. S. (2011) Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 44 (2), 105-112.
• The first occurrence of currant clearwing moth, Synanthedon tipuliformis (Sesiidae) in Honshu Island, Japan.
  Murai, T.; Narita, O.; Yukita, K. (2010) Annual Report of the Society of Plant Protection of North Japan 61, 243-246.
• Identification and pathogenicity of Rhizoctonia species isolated from bean and soybean plants in Samsun, Turkey.
  Erper, I.; Ozkoc, I.; Karaca, G. H. (2011) Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 44 (1), 78-84.

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