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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.

• Species of Frankliniella (Thysanoptera, Thripidae): new records on mango orchards (Mangifera indica) in Brazil.
  Oliveira, M. D. de; Barbosa, F. R.; Almeida-Cortez, J.; Silveira, L. C. P. (2011) Ciência Rural 41 (10), 1709-1711.
• Expansion of Groundnut ringspot virus host and geographic ranges in solanaceous vegetables in peninsular Florida.
  Webster, C. G.; Turechek, W. W.; Mellinger, H. C.; Frantz, G.; Roe, N.; Yonce, H.; Vallad, G. E.; Adkins, S. (2011) Plant Health Progress July, PHP-2011-0725-01-BR.
• First report of Phytophthora ramorum infecting grand fir in California.
  Riley, K. L.; Chastagner, G. A.; Blomquist, C. (2011) Plant Health Progress April, PHP-2011-0401-01-BR.
• Fungi on seeds of ornamentals.
  Barreto, S. da S.; Rezende, D. V. de; Blum, L. E. B. (2011) Revista Brasileira de Sementes 33 (3), 561-573.
• Monilinia species causing brown rot of peach in China.
  Hu MengJun; Cox, K. D.; Schnabel, G.; Luo ChaoXi (2011) PLoS ONE September, e24990.
• Taxonomic study of the Drosophila auraria species complex (Diptera: Drosophilidae) with description of a new species.
  Watada, M.; Matsumoto, M.; Kondo, M.; Kimura, M. T. (2011) Entomological Science 14 (4), 392-398.
• Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae): a new pest of tomato in Serbia.
  Toševski, I.; Jovic, J.; Mitrovic, M.; Cvrkovic, T.; Krstic, O.; Krnjajic, S. (2011) Pesticidi i Fitomedicina 26 (3), 197-204.
• Euserica modesta Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): a new record for a chafer insect pest attacking citrus orchards in Egypt.
  Abdel-Moniem, A. S. H. (2011) Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 44 (19), 1883-1886.
• Distribution and diversity of Russian wheat aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) biotypes in South Africa and Lesotho.
  Jankielsohn, A. (2011) Journal of Economic Entomology 104 (5), 1736-1741.
• Pest status of olive leaf gall midge Dasineura oleae (Angelini, 1831), description of Lasioptera oleicola Skuhravá sp. new (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and effectiveness of parasitoids on their populations in Hatay Turkey.
  Doganlar, M.; Sertkaya, E.; Skuhravá, M. (2011) Türkiye Entomoloji Dergisi 35 (2), 265-284.

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