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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.

• Incidence of Meloidogyne graminicola on rice in Andaman Islands.
  Pankaj; Anil Sirohi; Jain, R. K.; Khajan Singh (2011) Annals of Plant Protection Sciences 19 (1), 259-260.
• First record of Drosophila suzukii in Piedmont.
  Pansa, M. G.; Frati, S.; Baudino, M.; Tavella, L.; Alma, A. (2011) Protezione delle Colture 2, 108.
• Phacidiopycnis washingtonensis and Septoria citri, new pathogens of fruits of Diospyros kaki and Citrus clementina bred in Italy.
  Bertetti, D.; Amatulli, M. T.; Gullino, M. L.; Garibaldi, A. (2011) Protezione delle Colture 2, 68.
• Spread and severity of attacks of leafy and soil-borne pathogens on leaf vegetables in Piedmont.
  Gilardi, G.; Baudino, M.; Scarpa, D.; Gullino, M. L.; Garibaldi, A. (2011) Protezione delle Colture 2, 24-27.
• Potato virus m in bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) in New York State.
  Perry, K. L.; McLane, H. (2011) Plant Disease 95 (5), 619.
• First report of bacterial wilt in Mandevilla (=Dipladenia) splendens ‘Red Riding Hood’ in the United States caused by Ralstonia solanacearum biovar 3.
  Ruhl, G.; Twieg, E.; DeVries, R.; Levy, L.; Byrne, J.; Mollov, D.; Taylor, N. (2011) Plant Disease 95 (5), 614-615.
• Phytodiversity of parasitic hosts of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal.
  Pampi Ghosh; Debabrata Das; Manika Das (2011) Environment and Ecology 29 (2), 588-591.
• Biology and systematics of the New World Phyllocnistis Zeller leafminers of the avocado genus Persea (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae).
  Davis, D. R.; Wagner, D. L. (2011) Zookeys 97, 39-73.
• Genetic markers indicate a new species complex of emerging pest mites in Australian grains.
  Arthur, A. L.; Miller, A. D.; Weeks, A. R. (2011) Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104 (3), 402-415.
• Occurrence and biology of Tolype innocens (Burmeister) on blueberry.
  Louzada, R. S.; Müller, F. A.; Gonçalves, R. da S.; Nava, D. E. (2011) Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura 33 (1), 61-65.

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