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The Sauternes vineyards are under threat from the crop pest Drosophila suzukii © Fir0002/Flagstaffotos (CC-BY-NC)

We’ve selected a few of the latest new geographic, host and species records for plant pests and diseases from CAB Abstracts. Records this fortnight include a novel maize-infecting mastrevirus from the French island Réunion, a new report of leaf blight on eucalyptus caused by Pestalotiopsis virgatula in Thailand and the first occurrence of Drosophila suzukii in the Sauternes vineyards.

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• Two new Pythium species from China based on the morphology and DNA sequence data.
  Yan, L. Y.; JiGuang, W.; Xiang, S.; YueQiu, H.; JiTong, L.; LiangDong, G. (2012) Mycological Progress 11 (3) 689-698.
• Isolation of bacteria from the rhizosphere and rhizoplane of potato (Solanum tuberosum) grown in two distinct soils using semi selective media and characterization of their biological properties.
  Turnbull, A. L.; YiBin, L.; Lazarovits, G. (2012) American Journal of Potato Research 89 (4) 294- 305.
• Characterization of bean necrotic mosaic virus: a member of a novel evolutionary lineage within the genus Tospovirus.
  Oliveira, A. S. de; Melo, F. L.; Inoue-Nagata, A. K.; Nagata, T.; Kitajima, E. W.; Resende, R. O.; (2012) PLoS ONE 7 (6) 38634
• New report of leaf blight disease on eucalyptus (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) caused by Pestalotiopsis virgatula in Thailand.
  Suwannarach, N.; Kumla, J.; Bussaban, B.; Lumyong, S. (2012) Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 34 (2) 306-309.
• Tanymecus dilaticollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): first record on Zea mays seedlings in Greece.
  Papadopoulou, S. C. (2012) Hellenic Plant Protection Journal 5 (2) 65-67.
• Molecular characterization and potential sources of Citrus tristeza virus in Oman.
  Al-Sadi, A. M.; Al-Hilali, S. A.; Al-Yahyai, R. A.; Al-Said, F. A.; Deadman, M. L.; Al-Mahmooli, I. H.; Nolasco, G. (2012) Plant Pathology 61 (4) 632-640
• A new record and description of a new species of the genus Thrips, with an updated key to species from Iran.
  Mirab-Balou, M.; XiaoLi, T.; XueXin, C. (2012) Journal of Insect Science (Madison) 12 (90) 1-15.
• A novel maize-infecting mastrevirus from La Réunion Island.
  Pande, D.; Kraberger, S.; Lefeuvre, P.; Lett, J. M.; Shepherd, D. N.; Varsani, A.; Martin, D. P. (2012) Archives of Virology 157 (8) 1617-1621.
• Occurrence of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Sacc. in Carthamus tinctorius L., in the Paraná state.
  Carneiro, S. M. de T. P. G.; Silva, M. R. L. da; Romano, E. B.; Borsato, L. C.; Marianowski, T.; Gomes, J. C. (2012) Summa Phytopathologica 38 (2) 163-165.
• First occurrence of Drosophila suzukii in the Sauternes vineyards.
  Rouzes, R.; Delbac, L.; Ravidat, M. L.; Thiéry, D. (2012) Journal International des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin 46 (2) 145-147.

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