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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.

• A new red spider mite from the African oil palm from Brazil (Acari: Tetranychidae).
  Flechtmann, C. H. W.; Noronha, A. C. S. (2011) Systematic and Applied Acarology 16 (1), 67-72.
• Molecular characterisation of six badnavirus species associated with leaf streak disease of banana in East Africa.
  James, A. P.; Geijskes, R. J.; Dale, J. L.; Harding, R. M. (2011) Annals of Applied Biology 158 (3), 346-353.
• Cylindrocarpon species associated with apple tree roots in South Africa and their quantification using real-time PCR.
  Tewoldemedhin, Y. T.; Mazzola, M.; Mostert, L.; McLeod, A. (2011) European Journal of Plant Pathology 129 (4), 637-651.
• Kinds and five new records of fungus disease of potato in Urumqi and Changji area in Xinjiang.
  Wang LiLi; Riziwangguli Supi; Li KeMei; Wang Hui; Luo Ming (2011) Xinjiang Agricultural Sciences 48 (2), 266-270.
• Natural enemies of Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Fars Province vineyards, Iran.
  Fallahzadeh, M.; Japoshvili, G.; Saghaei, N.; Daane, K. M. (2011) Biocontrol Science and Technology 21 (4), 427-433.
• Leaf stripe and stem rot caused by Burkholderia gladioli, a new maize disease in Mexico.
  Gijon-Hernandez, A.; Teliz-Ortiz, D.; Mejia-Sanchez, D.; Torre-Almaraz, R. de la; Cardenas-Soriano, E.; Leon, C. de; Mora-Aguilera, A. (2011) Journal of Phytopathology 159 (5), 377-381.
• First report of Pythium indigoferae and P. irregulare associated to apple trees decline in Tunisia.
  Souli, M.; Boughalleb, N.; Abad-Campos, P.; Álvarez, L. A.; Pérez-Sierra, A.; Armengol, J.; García-Jiménez, J. (2011) Journal of Phytopathology 159 (5), 352-357.
• First report of redbacked cutworm damage to cow cockle [Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert], a potential new crop for western Canada.
  Willenborg, C.; Dosdall, L. (2011) Canadian Journal of Plant Science 91 (2), 425-428.
• Molecular characterization of a new begomovirus and divergent alphasatellite from tomato in Cameroon.
  Leke, W. N.; Kvarnheden, A.; Ngane, E. B.; Titanji, V. P. K.; Brown, J. K. (2011) Archives of Virology 156 (5), 925-928.
• Three novel species of Stemphylium from Sinkiang, China: their morphological and molecular characterization.
  Pei YunFei; Wang Yong; Geng Yun; O’Neill, N. R.; Zhang XiuGuo (2011) Mycological Progress 10 (2), 163-173.

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