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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.

The invasive stink bug Bagrada hilaris © Ton Rulkens (CC BY-SA licence)

The invasive stink bug Bagrada hilaris © Ton Rulkens (CC BY-SA licence)

Records this fortnight include Fusarium chlamydosporum causing wilt disease of guava in India, a new record of stored product pest Lepinotus reticulatus from China and the first report of the invasive stink bug Bagrada hilaris from New Mexico.

Click on the links to view the abstracts:

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If there’s another new record you’d like to highlight, please post a comment.

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